William Henry Parsons
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]
Family
Parsons was father to Archibald Parsons, who was father to Brian Archibald Parsons, who was in turn father to Adrian David Parsons, who possesses William Parsons's ceremonial sword.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Drury St. A. Wake |
Captain of H.M.S. Rinaldo 7 Jan, 1908[7] – 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.
- ↑ Email from Adrian Parsons to tone, 20181122.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 367.
