Auction Catalogue

23 March 2022

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№ 203

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23 March 2022

Hammer Price:
£1,800

Five: Commander A. L. Parkinson, Royal Naval Reserve, who was Commended for his services during the Great War

Transport 1899-1902, 1 clasp, S. Africa 1899-1902 (A. L. Parkinson.); 1914-15 Star (Lt. Commr. A. L. Parkinson. R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Commr. A. L. Parkinson. R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, silver and silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1918, nearly extremely fine (5) £1,000-£1,400

Arthur Leslie Parkinson was born on 3 June 1880 and was appointed a Midshipman in the Royal Naval Reserve on 10 October 1898. He was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant on 5 December 1904, and was promoted Lieutenant on 11 September 1907, and Lieutenant-Commander on 11 September 1915. He served with the Royal Naval Reserve during the Great War, and was commended for having ‘handled his vessel carefully and with skill under trying conditions’. He was awarded his Royal Naval Reserve Decoration in 1920, and was promoted Commander on 30 June 1921. He retired with the rank of Commander on 20 November 1922. In civilian life he was employed by the Union Castle Line.