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| − | On 2 November, 1926, he was appointed in command of the new minelaying cruiser [[H.M.S. Adventure (1926)|''Adventure'']], being superseded after seeing her through her trials, some time after her commissioning on 4 November.<ref>Parker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref> | + | On 2 November, 1926, he was appointed in command of the new minelaying cruiser [[H.M.S. Adventure (1926)|''Adventure'']], being superseded after seeing her through her trials, some time after her commissioning on 4 November.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 {{UK-Barham}}.<ref>Parker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref> |
He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 April, 1930 and placed on the Retired List the following day. He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 19 July, 1935.<ref>Parker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 April, 1930 and placed on the Retired List the following day. He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 19 July, 1935.<ref>Parker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 11:10, 28 May 2015
Vice-Admiral Patrick Edward Parker, D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (17 March, 1881 – 19 August, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Contents
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On 2 November, 1926, he was appointed in command of the new minelaying cruiser Adventure, being superseded after seeing her through her trials, some time after her commissioning on 4 November.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
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[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Gregory G. C. Wood-Martin |
Captain of H.M.S. Champion May, 1922[9][Inference] |
Succeeded by Everard J. Hardman-Jones |
| Preceded by Alfred F. B. Carpenter |
Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort Apr, 1923[10] |
Succeeded by G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins |
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 908.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
