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№ 409

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13 January 2021

Hammer Price:
£420

Pair: Stoker Petty Officer William J. A. Parr, Royal Navy

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (K.66933 W. J. A. Parr. A/L. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue ( K.66933 W. J. A. Parr. A/S.P.O. H.M.S. Linnet.) extremely fine (2) £160-£200

William John Alexander Parr was born in Grouville, Jersey, on 17 November 1906 and enlisted in the Royal Navy on 18 September 1925. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 24 August 1940. Appointed Stoker Petty Officer 1 April 1941, his Second War service included service in H.M.S. Hannibal in Algiers.