Thomas Parke (Royal Marines officer) explained
General Thomas Adams Parke, (13 October 1780 – 3 March 1858) was a career officer in the Royal Marines. Associated with the Royal Marine Artillery (RMA) of the nineteenth century Royal Marines; he was for many years commandant of that corps. Toward the end of his long and distinguished service, he led the Woolwich Division of the Royal Marines as Colonel Commandant.
Personal life
Thomas Adams Parke was born in the civil parish of Fawley, Hampshire, on 13 October 1780, the son of Thomas Parke and his wife Mary.[1] He married Eliza Maskal at Alverstoke, Hampshire on 9 November 1805.[2] Upon his retirement, he lived in Portsmouth with his wife and one of their daughters, Mary Anne.[3] One of his sons, Henry William Parke (1807–1891), was commissioned in the Royal Marine Artillery in 1822 and after spending almost forty years in the service retired with the rank of major general on full pay in 1859. Another son, Hamnett Parke (1811–1858), was a captain in the Royal Marine Artillery. "General Thomas Adams Parke, C.B., of the Royal Marines" died "at his residence, Hythe, near Southampton" on 3 September 1858. He was then 77 years old.[4]
Service
He served in the Napoleonic Wars; his first notable action was the Battle of Camperdown aboard HMS Triumph.[5]
In 1812, he commanded two companies of artillery which supported the 1st and 2nd Battalions, Royal Marines in Spain. He was the Marine Artillery brigade commander when this force redeployed to North America in 1813 to fight in the United States, with a rocket detachment supplementing his original two companies.[6] [7]
Promotions, awards, and titles
References
- Citations
Bibliography
- Paul Harris Nicolas, Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces, Volume 2, 1805–1842. London, Boone, 1845 – via Google Books
- The Navy List corrected to the end of Dec 1814, Great Britain, Admiralty – via Google Books
- Hart's annual army list, militia list, and imperial yeomanry list 1840, London. John Murray – Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=pLlaZmsMB38C
Notes and References
- Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. "England, Births and Christenings, 1538–1975," index, Thomas Adams Parke. accessed 5 September 2015.
- Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Accessed 5 September 2015. .
- Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Class: HO107; Piece: 412; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Portsmouth Town; County: Hampshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 12; Page: 19; Line: 24; GSU roll: 288810.
- The Gentleman's magazine. Obituaries. v.205 1858 Jul–Dec., page 428. HathiTrustDigitalLibrary. Accessed 5 September 2015.
- Hart's annual army list 1840; Note: Colonel Parke on pg 298 among Corps of Royal Marines (pp 292–304)
- Paul Harris Nicolas, Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces, Volume 2, 1805–1842. London, Boone, 1845. pp 240–272. Accessed 5 September 2015.
- http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/6841/pages/1691/page.pdf
- Great Britain. War Office, A List of the Officers of the Army and of the Corps of Royal Marines.p. 352.. 1821. Accessed 5 September 2015.
- London Gazette: Viewing Page 2970 of Issue 21262 published on the 11 November 1851. Page 6 of 8 http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/21262/pages/2970
- London Gazette: Viewing Page 2457 of Issue 21735 published on the 26 June 1855. Page 3 of 34 http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/21735/pages/2457
- London Gazette: Viewing Page 472 of Issue 21966 published on the 10 February 1857. Page 2 of 28 http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/21966/pages/472
- London Gazette: Viewing Page 1970 of Issue 18854 published on the 27 September 1831. Page 2 of 24 http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/18854/pages/1970
