Sir Edward Parry | |
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![]() Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke on the bridge of HMS Kelvin during a visit to France shortly after the Normandy landings, 12 June 1944. Behind the Prime Minister stands Rear Admiral Edward Parry. | |
Born | (1893-04-08)8 April 1893 London, England[1] |
Died | 21 August 1972(1972-08-21) (aged 79) London, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1905–1951 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | New Zealand Division HMS Renown Royal Indian Navy |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, KCB (8 April 1893 – 21 August 1972) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Parry joined the Royal Navy 1905 and served in the First World War.[2] He was appointed Officer in charge of the Anti-Submarine Establishment at Portland in 1936.[2] In 1938 he attended the Imperial Defence College.[1]
During the Second World War, he served as Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Division commanding HMNZS Achilles at the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939.[2] In this battle he was wounded in the legs when shrapnel hit the bridge. He assumed command of HMS Renown in 1943.[2] He took part in the Normandy landings and served on the staff of Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force in 1944.[2] After the war he became Deputy Head of the Naval Division at the Allied Control Commission in Germany.[2] Parry became Director of Naval Intelligence in July 1946 and Chief of Naval Staff (Commander-in-Chief) of the Royal Indian Navy in August 1948.[2] He was advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1950 New Year Honours[3] before retiring in 1951.[2]
In the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate, Parry was played by Jack Gwillim.
Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy (1947–1948) | ||
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Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy (1948-1950) | ||
Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy (1950-1955) | ||
Chief of the Naval Staff (1955–present) |
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**Seconded from the Royal Navy |
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