Edmond Hyde Parker

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Admiral Edmond Hyde Parker, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (30 June, 1868 – 19 August, 1951) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hyde Parker attained 1,043 marks in the entrance examination. Because four candidates who had been nominated for the Navy had failed the examination, and another candidate's health precluded him from joining, cadetships were given to the five candidates who had scored the highest in the exam. Hyde Parker had placed first of the five.[1]

Hyde Parker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[2]

Captain

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1906.[3]

Great War

Hyde Parker was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 October, 1917, vice Tudor, promoted to Vice-Admiral.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 25 March, 1923, vice Ley, and was placed on the Retired List on 26 March.[5]

He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[6]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 29 June, 1881. Issue 30233, col D, pg. 7.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27927. p. 4466. 29 June, 1906.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 30369. p. 11474. 6 November, 1917.
  5. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32811. p. 2511. 3 April, 1923.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Edmond Hyde Parker" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 22 August, 1951. Issue 52086, col E, pg. 8.

Service Record


Naval Offices
Preceded by
Michael Culme-Seymour 		Director of the Mobilisation Department
1918 – 1921 		Succeeded by
George H. Baird
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