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| − | '''George Hoskins Irton Parker''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''George Hoskins Irton Parker''', D.S.O. (15 September, 1881 – 23 October, 1929) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Parker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1903.<ref>Parker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/180.|D7603687}} f. 181.</ref> | |
| − | Parker was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | Parker was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1911.<ref>Parker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/180.|D7603687}} f. 181.</ref> |
| − | Parker was | + | Parker was appointed in command of the {{UK-Nereide|f=c}} on 10 April, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 349}} |
| − | + | In November 1913, Captain (D), {{UK-DF|2}} [[Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, First Baronet|Reginald Tyrwhitt]] graded Parker's general conduct as being very good, but called him "dilitory[sic]" and was "not recd for further service in [illeg]". But in March 1914, Captain [[James Uchtred Farie|Farie]], who had superseded Tyrwhitt in December 1913 recommended Parker and declared that he was, in fact, a good destroyer officer. | |
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| − | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-M27|f=t}} on 1 February, 1918.{{ | + | In May 1915, Captain (D), {{UK-DF|4}} [[Charles John Wintour|Wintour]] called Parker a "good seaman" and "very shrewd & tactful." |
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| + | In January 1918, Captain Tomkinson noted that Parker suffered from "drink disease", but that he was capable of self restraint if his failing were known. He was not recommended for special advancement. Parker was appointed in command of the {{UK-M27|f=t}} on 1 February, 1918, but another evaluation at the end of the month said that he was slow, lacking in zeal and ambition. | ||
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| + | Parker was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 June, 1920. | ||
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| + | Parker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 15 September, 1921.<ref>Parker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/180.|D7603687}} f. 181.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 17:05, 5 April 2017
Commander (retired) George Hoskins Irton Parker, D.S.O. (15 September, 1881 – 23 October, 1929) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Parker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1903.[1]
Parker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1911.[2]
Parker was appointed in command of the Acorn Class destroyer Nereide on 10 April, 1912.[3]
In November 1913, Captain (D), Second Destroyer Flotilla Reginald Tyrwhitt graded Parker's general conduct as being very good, but called him "dilitory[sic]" and was "not recd for further service in [illeg]". But in March 1914, Captain Farie, who had superseded Tyrwhitt in December 1913 recommended Parker and declared that he was, in fact, a good destroyer officer.
In May 1915, Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla Wintour called Parker a "good seaman" and "very shrewd & tactful."
In January 1918, Captain Tomkinson noted that Parker suffered from "drink disease", but that he was capable of self restraint if his failing were known. He was not recommended for special advancement. Parker was appointed in command of the monitor M.27 on 1 February, 1918, but another evaluation at the end of the month said that he was slow, lacking in zeal and ambition.
Parker was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 June, 1920.
Parker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 15 September, 1921.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sydney L. K. Lawford |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 2 24 Jan, 1910[5] – 18 Aug, 1911 |
Succeeded by Myles A. Blomfield |
| Preceded by Reginald C. L. Owens |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 25 18 Aug, 1911 – 10 Apr, 1912 |
Succeeded by Charles L. Fox |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Nereide 10 Apr, 1912[6] – 10 Apr, 1914 |
Succeeded by James F. Dewar |
| Preceded by Eric Q. Carter |
Captain of H.M.S. Nessus 19 Sep, 1916[7] – 29 Nov, 1916 |
Succeeded by Robert L. Burnett |
| Preceded by Kenneth A. F. Guy |
Captain of H.M.S. Iphigenia Mar, 1917[8] |
Succeeded by Edward W. Billyard-Leake |
| Preceded by Michael Barne |
Captain of H.M.S. M.27 1 Feb, 1918[9] – 16 Sep, 1919[10] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/180. f. 181.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/180. f. 181.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
- ↑ Parker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/180. f. 181.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 838.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 152.
