George Radcliffe Parry

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Commander R.N.R. (retired) George Radcliffe Parry, R.N.R. (27 February, 1884 – 16 July, 1962) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Born in Yarmouth.

Parry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 April, 1915.[1]

Post-War

Parry was appointed in command of the destroyer Leven on 20 December, 1918.[2]

Parry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 April, 1923.

Parry was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 24 February, 1929.

Parry was living in Nova Scotia when he died in 1962.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George B. Bray
Captain of H.M. T.B. 117
7 Nov, 1916 – 10 Jun, 1917[3]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Robert M. Gardner
Captain of H.M.S. Wolf
1 Jul, 1917[4] – 31 Aug, 1917
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Thomas V. Roberts
Captain of H.M.S. Leven
20 Dec, 1918[5] – 20 Mar, 1919
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 461h.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 830.
  3. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 92.
  4. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399g.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 830.