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*NAVY & ARMY SERVICE* HOOD BATTALION RND WW1 MEDALS KX473 PERCIVAL PARKER

Offered is a 1914 Star trio to Ordinary Seaman Percival Parker, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who served with the Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division, in France in 1914 and afterwards as a Private in the Army Service Corps

1914 Star, impressed named KX.473. P.PARKER, ORD. SEA.R.N.V.R. HOOD BTTN R.N.D.; British War and Victory Medals, impressed named M-321168 PTE. P. PARKER. A.S.C. Swing mounted for display with original ribbons. Comes with copies of R.N.D. and R.A.S.C. service records, M.I.C. and medal roll.

Rarely do you see a medal set with both naval and army service during first world war service.

Percival Parker was born on the 5/1/1890 at Knaresdale, Northland. The 1911 census records him as living in Durham and working as a miner. He enlisted into the Durham Light Infantry 3/9/1914 but enlisted into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 11/9/1914 and was given the service No KX.473, to which he was transferred to the Hood Battalion.

The Hood Battalion was part of the 2^nd Naval Brigade R.N.D and saw service at Antwerp October 1914. Parker was discharged medically unfit 3/3/1915. Later he was called up for service 10/5/1917 (Service # M/321168) and was enlisted into the Royal Army Service Corp (he stated his previous service as 7 months with the R.N.D.) his occupation was now motor driver which would explain why he was sent to the R.A.S.C.

He was served in France 25/7/1917 – 26/8/18 & ? – 24/11/1918 working as a steam driver being demobilised 31/1/1919.

The 1939 census records him as living in Durham, a widower working for the Durham Council as a road labourer. He was also a member of the A.R.P.