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{{ViceRN}} '''Patrick Edward Parker''', D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (17 March, 1881 – 19 August, 1941) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
{{ViceRN}} '''Patrick Edward Parker''', D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (17 March, 1881 – 19 August, 1941) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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On 22 February, 1918, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-SirJohnMoore|f=t}}<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 908.</ref>
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==Life & Career==
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Parker was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, the son of Jason Edward Parker.
  
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In April 1923, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Carysfort|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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Parker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1901.<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref>
  
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==Footnotes==
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Parker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref>
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==Great War==
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On 22 February, 1918, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-SirJohnMoore|f=t}}{{NLDec18|p. 908}}
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He was commended in despatches for his work in engaging batteries at Ostend at short range on the night of May 9-10.<ref>Obituary.</ref>
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Parker was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1918.<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref>
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==Post-War==
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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]].<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref>
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In April 1923, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Carysfort|f=t}}.
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On 2 November, 1926, he was appointed in command of the new minelaying cruiser {{UK-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>
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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>
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==World War II==
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Parker was appointed for duty as Commodore of Convoys with the rank of Commodore, Second Class, R.N.R. on 31 August, 1939.<ref>Parker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46}} f. 16.</ref>  He died when his ship ''Aguila'' was torpedoed on 19 August, 1941.<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/person/32675.html Uboat.net]</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:17, 13 March 2024

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 born in Christchurch, New Zealand, the son of Jason Edward Parker.

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]

He was commended in despatches for his work in engaging batteries at Ostend at short range on the night of May 9-10.[4]

Parker was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1918.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

World War II

Parker was appointed for duty as Commodore of Convoys with the rank of Commodore, Second Class, R.N.R. on 31 August, 1939.[9] He died when his ship Aguila was torpedoed on 19 August, 1941.[10]

Bibliography

  • "Fallen Officers" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 2 September, 1941. Issue 49020, col D, pg. 6.

Service Record

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Stanley R. Miller 		Captain of H.M.S. Sir John Moore
22 Feb, 1918[11][12] – 1 Mar, 1919[13] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry G. L. Oliphant 		Captain of H.M.S. Faulknor
1 Mar, 1919[14] – 21 Apr, 1919[15] 		Succeeded by
Frank Powell
Preceded by
Gregory G. C. Wood-Martin 		Captain of H.M.S. Champion
4 May, 1922[16] – 5 Apr, 1923[17] 		Succeeded by
Everard J. Hardman-Jones
Preceded by
Alfred F. B. Carpenter 		Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort
5 Apr, 1923[18] – 23 Apr, 1924[19] 		Succeeded by
Edward C. Boyle
Preceded by
Henry D. Bridges 		Deputy Director of Torpedoes and Mining
28 Aug, 1924[20] – 6 Sep, 1926[21] 		Succeeded by
Charles O. Alexander
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Adventure
1 Apr, 1927[22] – 21 Jan, 1928[Inference] 		Succeeded by
John H. D. Cunningham
Preceded by
Arthur T. Walker 		Assistant Director of Naval Equipment
23 Mar, 1928[23] – 2 Apr, 1930[24] 		Succeeded by
Harold G. C. Franklin

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  2. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 908.
  4. ↑ Obituary.
  5. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  6. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  7. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  8. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  9. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  10. ↑ Uboat.net
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 908.
  12. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  13. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  14. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  15. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  16. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  17. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  18. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  19. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  20. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  21. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 214.
  23. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.
  24. ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46 f. 16.

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