Frederick Parham
| Sir Frederick Parham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1901 |
| Died | 1991 |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/ |
 |
| Years of service | 1913–1959 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Shikari HMS Gurkha HMS Belfast HMS Vanguard Nore Command |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Admiral Sir Frederick Robertson Parham, GBE, KCB, DSO, GCA[1] (1901–1991) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Naval career
Educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth,[2] Parham joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1913.[3] He served in World War I as a midshipman on HMS Malaya.[3] In 1937 he was given command of HMS Shikari.[3]
He saw active service in the Second World War as Captain of the destroyer HMS Gurkha, which was sunk by enemy action in 1940.[4] From 1942 he had command of the cruiser HMS Belfast which remains permanently moored as a museum ship in London.[3]
After the War Parham commanded the battleship HMS Vanguard and then, in 1949 became Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel.[3] He was made Flag Officer (Flotillas) and Second in Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1951 and Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport in 1954.[3] Finally he was made Commander-in-Chief, The Nore, in 1955.[3] He retired in 1959.[3]
In retirement Parham chaired a Parliamentary Committee on Inland Waterways.[5]
Family
In 1926 he married Kathleen Dobrée; they had one son.[2] Following the death of his first wife. he married Joan Saunders (née Charig) in 1978.[2]
References
- ↑ "Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 Papers of Sir Frederick Parham
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Vian, Sir Philip (1960). Action This Day. London: Frederick Muller. p. 37.
- ↑ Inland Waterways Hansard, 4 December 1959
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| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Sydney Raw |
Fourth Sea Lord 1954–1955 |
Succeeded by Sir Dymock Watson |
| Preceded by Sir Geoffrey Oliver |
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore 1955–1958 |
Succeeded by Sir Robin Durnford-Slater |