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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''John Franklin Parry''', K.C.B., Royal Navy,  (15 August, 1863 – 21 April, 1926) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[File:Parry, NPG x85375.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Sir John F. Parry, 1919.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''John Franklin Parry''', {{Post-Nominals|country=GBR-cats|K.C.B.c|F.R.G.S.}}, R.N.,  (15 August, 1863 &ndash; 21 April, 1926) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Parry was appointed a Companion in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29608/supplements/5554 (Supplement) no. 29608.  p. 5554.]  2 June, 1916.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 16 June, 1916 upon the vacancy caused by the retirement at his own request of [[Ernest Humbert Grafton|Ernest H. Grafton]].
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Parry was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 20 January, 1885.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25439/pages/520 no. 25439.  p. 520.]  6 February, 1885.</ref>
  
==Footnotes==
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Parry was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1899.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27099/pages/4345 no. 27099.  p. 4345.]  14 July, 1899.</ref>
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==Captain==
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Parry was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27812/pages/4557 no. 27812.  p. 4557.]  30 June, 1905.</ref>
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In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Parry was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29608/supplements/5554 (Supplement) no. 29608.  p. 5554.]  2 June, 1916.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 16 June, 1916 upon the vacancy caused by the retirement at his own request of [[Ernest Humbert Grafton|Ernest H. Grafton]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29636/supplements/6217  (Supplement) no. 29636.  p. 6217.]  23 June, 1916.</ref>
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==Post-War==
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On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 3 June, 1919.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31379/supplements/7045 (Supplement) no. 31379.  p. 7045.]  3 June, 1919.</ref>  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 September.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31554/pages/11587 no. 31554.  p. 11587.]  16 September, 1919.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 25 November, 1920,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32162/pages/12300 no. 32162.  p. 12300.]  14 December, 1920.</ref> and to {{AdmRN}} on 24 November, 1925.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33110/pages/7950 no. 33110.  p. 7950.]  1 December, 1925.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Admiral Sir J. F. Parry" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 23 April, 1926.  Issue '''44253''', col B, pg. 16.
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*"Admiral Sir J. F. Parry" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 23 April, 1926.  Issue '''44253''', col B, p. 16.
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894516&queryType=1&resultcount=5 ADM 196/42.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7906181&queryType=1&resultcount=5 ADM 196/20.]
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Revision as of 20:57, 13 August 2017

Admiral Sir John F. Parry, 1919.
© National Portrait Gallery, London.

Admiral SIR John Franklin Parry, K.C.B.F.R.G.S., R.N., (15 August, 1863 – 21 April, 1926) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Parry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 January, 1885.[1]

Parry was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1899.[2]

Captain

Parry was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1905.[3]

In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Parry was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[4] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 16 June, 1916 upon the vacancy caused by the retirement at his own request of Ernest H. Grafton.[5]

Post-War

On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 3 June, 1919.[6] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 September.[7] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 25 November, 1920,[8] and to Admiral on 24 November, 1925.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir J. F. Parry" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 23 April, 1926. Issue 44253, col B, p. 16.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William Van S. Howard
Captain of H.M.S. Dart
25 Mar, 1897[10] – Mar, 1900[11]
Succeeded by
Charles E. Monro
Preceded by
Cortland H. Simpson
Captain of H.M.S. Egeria
25 Feb, 1903[12] – 1906[13]
Succeeded by
Frederick C. Learmonth
Preceded by
Frederick K. C. Gibbons
Captain of H.M.S. Merlin
8 Jun, 1906[14] – 26 Dec, 1906[15]
Succeeded by
Frederic H. Walter
Preceded by
Frederick C. Learmonth
Captain of H.M.S. Egeria
7 Feb, 1908[16] – Apr, 1910[17]
Succeeded by
John D. Nares
Preceded by
Charles E. Monro
Assistant Hydrographer of the Navy
28 Apr, 1910[18]
Succeeded by
Philip Nelson-Ward
Preceded by
Herbert E. Purey-Cust
Hydrographer of the Navy
31 Aug, 1914[19] – 1 Sep, 1919[20]
Succeeded by
Frederick C. Learmonth

 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 25439. p. 520. 6 February, 1885.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  4. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5554. 2 June, 1916.
  5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29636. p. 6217. 23 June, 1916.
  6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31379. p. 7045. 3 June, 1919.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 31554. p. 11587. 16 September, 1919.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 32162. p. 12300. 14 December, 1920.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 33110. p. 7950. 1 December, 1925.
  10. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  11. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 83.
  12. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  13. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  14. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  15. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  16. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  17. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  18. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  19. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.
  20. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 169.