'Operations east and west of Bapaume, 25th August to 7th September 1918. For bravery and devotion to duty. Private Park was in charge of Battalion Runners during the operations. He did very excellent work and set a splendid example to the runners in his charge. He carried messages himself forward frequently to Companies, often under heavy shell and machine gun fire and worked day and night under very difficult conditions. He showed a fine example of courage and devotion to duty.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 5 April 1919

Regimental number	13/3200
Occupation	Mechanic
Next of kin	Father, A J Park, Ngaruawahia
Rank on embarkation	Trooper
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles, A Squadron
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
	The 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rank	Private
Final unit	1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
Medals	Croix de Guerre (Belgium) 'Operations east and west of Bapaume, 25th August to 7th September 1918. For bravery and devotion to duty. Private Park was in charge of Battalion Runners during the operations. He did very excellent work and set a splendid example to the runners in his charge. He carried messages himself forward frequently to Companies, often under heavy shell and machine gun fire and worked day and night under very difficult conditions. He showed a fine example of courage and devotion to duty.' Source: London Gazette Date: 5 April 1919
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 2