Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Sub. Lt. N. Parker, R.N., H.M.S. Amethyst, 73-74), very fine £280-£320

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, 5 April 2006

Neville Parker joined the Royal Navy as a Midshipman on 18 December 1867, becoming Sub-Lieutenant in November 1872. He served aboard the Amethyst during the Ashantee expedition of 1873-74, and retired from the Navy in January 1877.