William Harry Parker
ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD
- Document reference: ADM 188/387
- Service Number: 220008
- Date of Birth: 4th January 1886
- Place of Birth: Saint George
- Occupation prior to enlistment: Training Ship Warspite
- Date discharged: 2nd October 1938
- Cause of discharge: Demobilised
- Battles served in: Dogger Bank, Heligoland, Jutland
| Ship name | Rating | Battle | From date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impregnable | Boy 2nd Class | 4th March 1902 | 10th December 1902 | |
| Impregnable | Boy 1st Class | 11th December 1902 | 28th April 1903 | |
| Vivid I | Boy 1st Class | 29th April 1903 | 27th July 1903 | |
| Montagu | Boy 1st Class | 28th July 1903 | 3rd January 1905 | |
| Montagu | Signalman | 4th January 1905 | 30th October 1905 | |
| Vivid I | Signalman | 31st October 1905 | 31st January 1906 | |
| Aeolus | Signalman | 1st February 1906 | 23rd July 1906 | |
| Terrible | Signalman | 24th July 1906 | 18th September 1906 | |
| Prometheus | Signalman | 19th September 1906 | 10th October 1906 | |
| Prometheus | Qualified Signalman | 11th October 1906 | 30th September 1907 | |
| Prometheus | Signalman | 1st October 1907 | 30th September 1908 | |
| Gibraltar | Signalman | 1st October 1908 | 19th December 1908 | |
| Vivid I | Signalman | 20th December 1908 | 5th April 1909 | |
| Leander | Signalman | 6th April 1909 | 15th October 1909 | |
| Blake | Signalman | 16th October 1909 | 6th March 1911 | |
| Vivid I | Signalman | 7th March 1911 | 15th May 1911 | |
| Vivid I | Leading Signalman | 16th May 1911 | 19th May 1911 | |
| Vivid II | Leading Signalman | 20th May 1911 | 3rd June 1912 | |
| Lion | Leading Signalman | 4th June 1912 | 27th August 1912 | |
| Lion | Signalman | 28th August 1912 | 27th November 1912 | |
| Lion | Leading Signalman | Dogger Bank,Heligoland | 28th November 1912 | 28th January 1915 |
| Princess Royal | Leading Signalman | 29th January 1915 | 9th February 1915 | |
| Princess Royal | Yeoman of Signals | 10th February 1915 | 9th April 1915 | |
| Lion | Yeoman of Signals | Jutland | 10th April 1915 | 2nd June 1919 |
| Vivid I | Yeoman of Signals | 3rd June 1919 | 19th December 1919 | |
| Colossus | Yeoman of Signals | 20th December 1919 | 31st March 1921 | |
| Carysfort | Yeoman of Signals | 1st April 1921 | 31st August 1921 | |
| Carysfort | Chief Yeoman of Signals | 1st September 1921 | 5th January 1922 | |
| Vivid I | Chief Yeoman of Signals | 6th January 1922 | 3rd March 1922 | |
| Harebell | Chief Yeoman of Signals | 4th March 1922 | 30th June 1922 | |
| Victory XI (Harebell) | Chief Yeoman of Signals | 1st July 1922 | 2nd April 1924 | |
| Vivid I | Chief Yeoman of Signals | 3rd April 1924 | 6th July 1924 | |
| Columbine (Malcolm) | Chief Yeoman of Signals | 7th July 1924 | 30th September 1924 | |
| Greenwich (Malcolm) | Chief Yeoman of Signals | 1st October 1924 | 9th February 1925 | |
| Greenwich (Montrose) | Chief Yeoman of Signals | 10th February 1925 | 31st October 1925 | |
| Egmont II (Montrose) | Chief Yeoman of Signals | 1st November 1925 | 12th September 1926 | |
| Vivid I | Chief Yeoman of Signals | 13th September 1926 | 3rd January 1927 | |
| Drake I I | Chief Yeoman of Signals (Pensioner) | 28th September 1938 | 2nd October 1938 |
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