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{{ViceRN}} '''Frederick Robertson Parham''', (9 January, 1901 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Frederick Robertson Parham''', K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O. (9 January, 1901 – 20 Maarch, 1991) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Parham was awarded the [[Goodenough Medal]] for being the Sub-Lieutenant who achieved the highest gunnery examination for the year and who also achieved a first-class certificate in seamanship.
 
Parham was awarded the [[Goodenough Medal]] for being the Sub-Lieutenant who achieved the highest gunnery examination for the year and who also achieved a first-class certificate in seamanship.
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Parham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 October, 1920.<ref>Parham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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Parham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 October, 1928.<ref>Parham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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Parham was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1934.<ref>Parham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Parham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1939.<ref>Parham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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Parham was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 8 July, 1949.<ref>Parham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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Parham was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 15 May, 1952.<ref>Parham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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Parham was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 29 February, 1956.<ref>Parham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 10:04, 15 July 2021

Admiral SIR Frederick Robertson Parham, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O. (9 January, 1901 – 20 Maarch, 1991) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

After passing out of the Training Establishment, Parham served in the battleship Malaya from 9 January 1917 through 2 January, 1919.[1]

Parham was awarded the Goodenough Medal for being the Sub-Lieutenant who achieved the highest gunnery examination for the year and who also achieved a first-class certificate in seamanship.

Parham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1920.[2]

Parham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1928.[3]

Parham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1934.[4]

World War II

Parham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1939.[5]

Parham was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1949.[6]

Parham was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 May, 1952.[7]

Parham was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 29 February, 1956.[8]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George E. C. Wood 		Captain of H.M.S. Shikari
4 May, 1937[9] 		Succeeded by
John H. Lewes
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Gurkha
14 Sep, 1938 – 10 Nov, 1939 		Succeeded by
Peter V. James
Preceded by
Peter V. James 		Captain of H.M.S. Gurkha
21 Nov, 1939 – 5 Feb, 1940 		Succeeded by
Anthony W. Buzzard
Preceded by
Charles M. Blackman 		Captain of H.M.S. Belfast
29 Sep, 1942 – 24 Jul, 1944 		Succeeded by
Royer M. Dick
Preceded by
Sir Sydney M. Raw 		Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport
1952 – 1954 		Succeeded by
Sir Robert D. Watson

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Parham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/3. f. 3.
  2. ↑ Parham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/3. f. 3.
  3. ↑ Parham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/3. f. 3.
  4. ↑ Parham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/3. f. 3.
  5. ↑ Parham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/3. f. 3.
  6. ↑ Parham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/3. f. 3.
  7. ↑ Parham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/3. f. 3.
  8. ↑ Parham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/3. f. 3.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.

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