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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 promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1901.[1]
Parker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[2]
Great War
On 22 February, 1918, he was appointed in command of the monitor Sir John Moore[3]
Parker was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1918.[4]
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.[5]
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On 2 November, 1926, he was appointed in command of the new minelaying cruiser Adventure, being superseded after seeing her through her trials, some time after her commissioning on 4 November.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.[6]
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.[7]
World War II
Parker was appointed for duty as Commodore of Convoys with a rank of COmmodore, Second Class, R.N.R. on 31 February, 1939.[8] He died when his ship Aguila was torpedoed on 19 August, 1941.[9]
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[10][11] – 1 Mar, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Harold J. Thompson |
Captain of H.M.S. Faulknor 1 Mar, 1919[13] – 21 Apr, 1919[14] |
Succeeded by Frank Powell |
Preceded by Gregory G. C. Wood-Martin |
Captain of H.M.S. Champion 4 May, 1922[15] – 5 Apr, 1923[16] |
Succeeded by Everard J. Hardman-Jones |
Preceded by Alfred F. B. Carpenter |
Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort 5 Apr, 1923[17] – 23 Apr, 1924[18] |
Succeeded by Edward C. Boyle |
Preceded by Henry D. Bridges |
Deputy Director of Torpedoes and Mining 28 Aug, 1924[19] – 6 Sep, 1926[20] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Arthur T. Walker |
Assistant Director of Naval Equipment 23 Mar, 1928[21] – 2 Apr, 1930[22] |
Succeeded by Harold G. C. Franklin |
Footnotes
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 908.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Uboat.net
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 908.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.