Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 14 Dec Boat Service 1814 (John Parke.) small collector’s number ‘952’ impressed on edge by claw, nearly extremely fine £600-£800

Sotheby, April 1902; Spink N.C., February 1951 and February 1953; Baldwin, October 1967; Hawkes Collection.

John Park/Parke is confirmed on the roll as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Norge for this Boat Service action. The rolls also show a John Park for Navarino and a John Parke for Basque Roads.