Pay day. Heard Commander Parker was leaving “Lion”.
November 30th 1914
November 30th 1914
A Diary of War
Frank Read's diary of life aboard H.M.S. Lion
Pay day. Heard Commander Parker was leaving “Lion”.
November 30th 1914
This was Commander Henry Wise Parker who subsequently was Captain of HMS Benbow at the Battle of Jutland. (See: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/6897743 )