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{{AdmRN}} '''William Edward Parry''', R.N. (8 April, 1893 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''William Edward Parry''', K.C.B., R.N. (8 April, 1893 – 21 August, 1972) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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On 27 January 1939 he was appointed to assume command of the light cruiser [[H.M.S. Achilles (1932)|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.
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Revision as of 17:58, 24 May 2022

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
Harold E. Morse 		Captain A/S
14 Apr, 1936[9] 		Succeeded by
Alexander C. G. Madden
Preceded by
Irvine G. Glennie 		Captain of H.M.S. Achilles
Jan, 1939[10] – Nov, 1940[11] 		Succeeded by
Hugh M. Barnes
Preceded by
Henry E. Horan 		Commander, New Zealand Station
May, 1940[12] – Oct, 1940[13] 		Succeeded by
Command Disestablished
Preceded by
Charles S. Daniel 		Captain of H.M.S. Renown
2 Jan, 1943[14] – 8 Dec, 1943[15] 		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. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 259.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  14. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  15. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

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