Ray Parkin

Raymond Edward Parkin AM was an Australian naval seaman, writer, draftsman, artist, and historian, best known for his memoirs of World War II and his work on James Cook's Endeavour voyage. He also produced engravings and drawings and published a notable non-fiction study on H.M. Bark Endeavour.

Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia Nov 6, 1910 Wikipedia
memoir non-fiction history