| Office2: | 1st Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy (later CNS) |
| President2: | Rajendra Prasad |
| Primeminister2: | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Term Start2: | 26 January 1950 |
| Term End2: | 13 October 1951 |
| Predecessor2: | Office Established |
| Successor2: | Mark Pizey |
| Office3: | 2nd Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy |
| Monarch3: | George VI |
| Governor General3: | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Primeminister3: | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Term Start3: | 14 August 1948 |
| Term End3: | 25 January 1950 |
| Predecessor3: | John Talbot Savignac Hall |
| Successor3: | Office Abolished |
| Sir Edward Parry | |
| Birth Date: | 1893 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | London, England[1] |
| Death Place: | London, England |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1905–1951 |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Commands: | New Zealand Division Royal Indian Navy |
| Battles: | 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, (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.
During the Second World War, he served as Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Division commanding 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 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 before retiring in 1951.[2]
In the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate, Parry was played by Jack Gwillim.
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