The Rt Rev Wilfrid Parker was a Colonial Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century.
[2] He was educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown,[3] Radley and Christ Church, Oxford.
[4] Ordained in 1907,[5] his first post was as an Assistant Priest at the Christ Church Mission, Poplar.
At 6 feet 7 inches, he was exceptionally tall, he could ride and speak French, and was posted to Flanders where he was immediately involved in the Battle of the Somme.
[9] He was ill with trench fever from September, was hospitalised in England and was only fit to return to his duties in France early in 1917.