Canada, Commonwealth. An Order of Military Merit Group, to Warrant Officer (Sergeant) David Wayne Parker

Order of Military Merit, Member (M.M.M.) (marked "1556" on the reverse of the centrepiece and "IR STG RIDEAU" on the reverse of the arm at 6 o'clock); Special Service Medal, 1 Clasp - NATO-OTAN; Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal; United Nations Medal, Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP); United Nations Medal, Emergency Force II, Egypt and Israel (UNEF II): United Nations Medal, Protection Force in Yugoslavia (UNPROFOR); and Canadian Forces' Decoration with 10 Years' Additional Service Clasp, QEII (CPL DW PARKER). Naming is officially engraved on the CFD, the other awards are un-named as issued. Court-mounted with three push pins, very light contact, original ribbons, near extremely fine. 

Footnote: David Wayne Parker was born in Berwick, Nova Scotia on March 7, 1944, the son of the late Marjorie Parker and adopted father and uncle, the late George Parker. Parker's thirty-three year military career in the Guards, Royal Canadian Regiment and Postal Corps, took him all over the world (though he disliked flying), retiring as a Warrant Officer in 1996. In the rank of Sergeant, David Wayne Parker was awarded the Order of Military Merit, Member (M.M.M.) on December 18, 1989 and was invested on November 21, 1990. His generous, humorous, outgoing, caring, and giving nature toward family, friends, and strangers alike made him beloved by all. He combined his love of sport and family into an amateur career coaching soccer and hockey, and playing softball. He enjoyed the game of hockey and his favourite team was the Montreal Canadiens. David Wayne Parker, 74, of Kentville, Nova Scotia, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 in the Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville, survived by his son Sean (Christina) Parker of East Preston, his daughter Trina (Mike Nagy) Parker and granddaughters Jaydn and Peyton of Waterloo, Ontario, brother Victor of Toronto, Ontario, partner Ida Hines of Kentville, along with many nieces, nephews, and extended family. A private family graveside service was held on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 11:00 am in the Aylesford Union Cemetery.