William Edward Parry

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Admiral SIR William Edward Parry, K.C.B., R.N. (8 April, 1893 – 21 August, 1972) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of F. S. Parry, Esq., the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Customs.

Parry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1914. Early in the war, he served in the armoured cruiser Warrior. He was sent to Vernon for a six month torpedo course on 1 December 1915. Later in the war, he spent four months as torpedo officer in the battleship Prince of Wales.[1]

Parry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1922.[2]

Parry was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.[3]

Parry was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1934.[4]

World War II

On 27 January 1939 he was appointed to assume command of the light cruiser H.M.N.Z.S. Achilles upon her recommissioning, vice Glennie. He would serve as Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Division, and would command Achilles at the Battle of the River Plate in December. Parry was wounded in the legs during the action.

Parry was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 January, 1944.[5]

Parry was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 January, 1948.[6]

Parry was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 May, 1951. He was placed on the Retired List on 26 January, 1952.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward P. Thomas
Squadron Torpedo Officer, Second Cruiser Squadron
4 May, 1926[8] – 9 Aug, 1927[Inference]
Succeeded by
Frank H. P. Maurice
Preceded by
Michael W. Ewart-Wentworth
Captain of H.M.S. Eagle
28 Nov, 1932[9] – Feb, 1935[10]
Succeeded by
John H. D. Cunningham
Preceded by
Harold E. Morse
Captain A/S
14 Apr, 1936[11] – 18 Jan, 1938[12]
Succeeded by
Alexander C. G. Madden
Preceded by
Irvine G. Glennie
Captain of H.M.S. Achilles
Jan, 1939[13] – Nov, 1940[14]
Succeeded by
Hugh M. Barnes
Preceded by
Henry E. Horan
Commander, New Zealand Station
May, 1940[15] – Oct, 1940[16]
Succeeded by
Command Disestablished
Preceded by
Charles S. Daniel
Captain of H.M.S. Renown
2 Jan, 1943[17] – 8 Dec, 1943[18]
Succeeded by
Basil C. B. Brooke
Preceded by
Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke
Director of Naval Intelligence
Jul, 1946 – May, 1948
Succeeded by
Eric William Longley Longley-Cook
Preceded by
Sir John T. S. Hall
Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy
14 Aug, 1948 – 25 Jan, 1950
Succeeded by
Sir William E. Parry
as Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy
Preceded by
Sir William E. Parry
as Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy
Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy
24 Jan, 1950 – 13 Oct, 1951
Succeeded by
Sir Charles T. M. Pizey

Footnotes

  1. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/1. f. 1.
  2. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/1. f. 1.
  3. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/1. f. 1.
  4. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/1. f. 1.
  5. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/1. f. 1.
  6. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/1. f. 1.
  7. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/1. f. 1.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1927). pp. 228-9.
  9. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/1. f. 1.
  10. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/1. f. 1.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 259.
  12. Parry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/1. f. 1.
  13. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  16. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  17. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  18. Uboat.net page on the ship.