Difference between revisions of "William Henry Parsons"
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Parsons was promoted to the rank of {{GunnerRN}} on 3 October, 1885. | + | Parsons was promoted to the rank of {{GunnerRN}} on 3 October, 1885.<ref>Parsons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/34/148.|D7595894}} f. 74.</ref> |
| − | Parsons was promoted to the rank of {{CGunnerRN}} on 25 May 1907. | + | Parsons was promoted to the rank of {{CGunnerRN}} on 25 May 1907.<ref>Parsons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/34/148.|D7595894}} f. 74.</ref> |
| − | Parsons was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 25 November, 1910. | + | Parsons was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 25 November, 1910.<ref>Parsons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/34/148.|D7595894}} f. 74.</ref> |
| − | + | Parsons was retired due to age on 8 April, 1911. When the [[Great War]] broke out, he was activated and called to report to Devonport Barracks. It seems he spent the war there, as no further information follows in his service record until he was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} (retired) on 25 November, 1918. He reverted to the Retired List on 24 January (or November?) 1919.<ref>Parsons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/34/148.|D7595894}} f. 74.</ref> | |
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| + | Parsons died in 1929 of myocardial degeneration.<ref>Parsons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/34/148.|D7595894}} f. 74.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 10:09, 29 November 2018
Lieutenant-Commander (retired) William Henry Parsons, R.N. (8 April, 1856 – 30 November, 1929) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Parsons was promoted to the rank of Gunner on 3 October, 1885.[1]
Parsons was promoted to the rank of Chief Gunner on 25 May 1907.[2]
Parsons was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 25 November, 1910.[3]
Parsons was retired due to age on 8 April, 1911. When the Great War broke out, he was activated and called to report to Devonport Barracks. It seems he spent the war there, as no further information follows in his service record until he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 25 November, 1918. He reverted to the Retired List on 24 January (or November?) 1919.[4]
Parsons died in 1929 of myocardial degeneration.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
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| Preceded by Drury St. A. Wake |
Captain of H.M.S. Rinaldo 7 Jan, 1908[6] – 26 Apr, 1910 |
Succeeded by Alfred Reep |
Footnotes
- ↑ Parsons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/148. f. 74.
- ↑ Parsons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/148. f. 74.
- ↑ Parsons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/148. f. 74.
- ↑ Parsons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/148. f. 74.
- ↑ Parsons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/148. f. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 367.
