Patrick Edward Parker

Vice-Admiral Patrick Edward Parker, D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (17 March, 1881 – 19 August, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Parker was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, the son of Jason Edward Parker.

Parker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1901.

Parker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.

Great War

On 22 February, 1918, he was appointed in command of the monitor Sir John Moore

He was commended in despatches for his work in engaging batteries at Ostend at short range on the night of May 9-10.

Parker was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1918.

Post-War

Parker was appointed as Assistant Director of Artillery and Torpedoes on 1 May, 1919. He left in April, 1920 when he was appointed as Deputy Director of Local Defence Division.

In April 1923, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort.

On 2 November, 1926, he was appointed in command of the new minelaying cruiser Adventure, being superseded after seeing her through her trials, some time after her commissioning on 4 November. He then took the second part of the Senior Officer's Technical Course and a course in Mining before being appointed a second time in command of Adventure on 1 April, 1927. His tenure ended on 26 January, 1928 when he secured passage back to the UK in Barham.

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 April, 1930 and placed on the Retired List the following day. He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 19 July, 1935.

World War II

Parker was appointed for duty as Commodore of Convoys with the rank of Commodore, Second Class, R.N.R. on 31 August, 1939. He died when his ship Aguila was torpedoed on 19 August, 1941.

Bibliography

• "Fallen Officers" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 2 September, 1941. Issue 49020, col D, pg. 6.

Service Record

• The National Archives. ADM 196/46.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Stanley R. Miller	Captain of H.M.S. Sir John Moore 22 Feb, 1918 – 1 Mar, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Henry G. L. Oliphant	Captain of H.M.S. Faulknor 1 Mar, 1919 – 21 Apr, 1919	Succeeded by Frank Powell
Preceded by Gregory G. C. Wood-Martin	Captain of H.M.S. Champion 4 May, 1922 – 5 Apr, 1923	Succeeded by Everard J. Hardman-Jones
Preceded by Alfred F. B. Carpenter	Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort 5 Apr, 1923 – 23 Apr, 1924	Succeeded by Edward C. Boyle
Preceded by Henry D. Bridges	Deputy Director of Torpedoes and Mining 28 Aug, 1924 – 6 Sep, 1926	Succeeded by Charles O. Alexander
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Adventure 1 Apr, 1927 – 21 Jan, 1928[Inference]	Succeeded by John H. D. Cunningham
Preceded by Arthur T. Walker	Assistant Director of Naval Equipment 23 Mar, 1928 – 2 Apr, 1930	Succeeded by Harold G. C. Franklin