Interested Forum members
That TMI "Killed in action on the KOP" QSA in the latest Noble Auction is odd. In the book "Thorneycroft's Unbuttoned", 8962 Pte. John Parry is shown as KiA on Spion Kop, and there was a "medal mix up between the two John Parrys" 8962 J.Parry was awarded four clasps and should be only RofL.ps For the other J.Parry (20210 or 2020), his clasps were TV/CC/01/02.
The puzzling thing is the erasure of "Killed in Action" alongside 8962 J.Parry's medal roll entry. I mean, 8962 Pte J.Parry was either Killed in Action or he was not.
Interestingly, there is an entry in Palmer for an 8962 J.PARNY of TMI on the KOP and NFF agrees with that spelling. Clearly a reporting error. There is no J.PARNY on the TMI roll.
As a dedicated custodian of a number of TMI QSAs, I must say this one is a real puzzle.
Regards
IL.