A compass belonging to air chief Marshal Sir Keith park, Gcb, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC (1892-1975) R.A.F. Type 06A, cased, hand-held with ebonised finish, in grey painted box with stencilled details, together with an old label, detailed in pen 'Compass S/N 336324. Customer - Sir K. Park, 120 Lucerne Rd, Remuera' and a letter of provenance detailing 'The compass that Once Belonged to Sir Keith park... The compass is one of a number of items my late father, Barry Read Bloomfield received, that once belonged to Sir Keith ...' signed and dated 2014. Compass height 9.06 in. approx. Along with an aluminium chi-rho lodge token stamped to edge 'Anzac air Marshall Sir Keith park civil Defence'
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