Henry Parker (Royal Navy officer)
Henry Parker | |
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.jpg) Rear Admiral Parker in 2013 | |
| Born | 20 December 1963 Cheltenham, United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | –2016 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear-Admiral Henry Hardyman Parker, CB (born 20 December 1963) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Director (Carrier Strike).
Naval career
[edit]Parker was commissioned into the engineering branch of the Royal Navy and served on the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible.[1] He became Director (Maritime capability and Transformation)[2] and Controller of the Navy in 2012[3] and continued as Director (Carrier Strike) at the Ministry of Defence in 2013.[4] He retired from the Royal Navy on 11 December 2016.[5]
Parker was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Royal Navy helicopters first on the scene The Telegraph, 28 September 2000
- ^ Underwater Defence & Security
- ^ Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Engine as a weapon V International Symposium 2013". Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "No. 61820". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 January 2017. p. 842.
- ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B2.
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