Sir Edward Parry | |
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Born | London, England [1] | 8 April 1893
Died | 21 August 1972 London, England | (aged 79)
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.