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Parry was appointed in command of the {{UK-Neptune|f=t}} on 8 August, 1920.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue '''42467''', col F, p. 21.</ref> | Parry was appointed in command of the {{UK-Neptune|f=t}} on 8 August, 1920.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue '''42467''', col F, p. 21.</ref> |
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Vice-Admiral Reginald St. Pierre Parry, D.S.O., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (29 June, 1879 – 17 July, 1939) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Parry was the son of Lieutenant Colonel R. C. Parry.
Parry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1901.[1]
Beginning with an appointment in command of Cynthia on 24 July, 1905, Parry proceeded to command four further destroyers over the next forty months. Upon being discharged from the last, Teviot on 22 March, 1910, he was appointed to the battleship Russell.[2]
Parry married Violet Beatrice Weymouth on 16 February, 1911 at St. Paul's Cathedral in Valetta, Malta. He was re-appointed in Russell as first officer on 1 August, 1911.[3]
Parry was appointed in command of the destroyer Staunch on 3 December, 1912.[4]
Parry was appointed in command of the destroyer Lynx on 16 December, 1913[5] and was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1913.[6]
The Great War
Despite a phenomenal series of destroyer commands, Parry missed the Battle of Jutland.
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919.[7] Parry was appointed in command of the light cruiser Neptune on 8 August, 1920.[8]
In October 1921, he was appointed in command of Lion.
In July 1922, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caradoc.
Parry was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 April, 1931 and was placed on the Retired List the next day.[9]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 January, 1936.[10]
See Also
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral St. P. Parry" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 19 July, 1939. Issue 48361, col C, p. 16.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/142.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/91.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Staunch 3 Dec, 1912[11] |
Succeeded by Claude L. Bate |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Lynx 16 Dec, 1913[12] |
Succeeded by John F. H. Cole |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Medea 15 May, 1915[13] |
Succeeded by Arthur W. Benson |
Preceded by The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham |
Captain of H.M.S. Hornet Apr, 1916[14] |
Succeeded by George C. H. Lawson |
Preceded by Harold E. Sulivan |
Captain of H.M.S. Kempenfelt 19 Jul, 1917[15] |
Succeeded by Edmond A. B. Stanley |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Whirlwind 27 Feb, 1918[16] |
Succeeded by Brian C. Gourley |
Preceded by Herbert A. Adam |
Captain of H.M.S. Neptune 8 Aug, 1920[17] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Arthur L. Gresson |
Captain of H.M.S. Lion Oct, 1921[18] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Guy P. Bigg-Wither |
Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc Jul, 1922[19] |
Succeeded by Hugh D. Hamilton |
Footnotes
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 342.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue 42467, col F, p. 21.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 34.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 377.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394v.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 943.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue 42467, col F, p. 21.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.