Henry Hallam Parr Explained

Sir Henry Hallam Parr
Birth Date:24 July 1847
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Branch: British Army
Serviceyears:1865–1903
Rank:Major-General
Commands:North-Western District
Battles:Anglo-Zulu War
First Boer War
Anglo-Egyptian War
Mahdist War
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Major-General Sir Henry Hallam Parr (24 July 1847 – 4 April 1914) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding North-Western District.

Military career

Educated at Twyford School, Hallam Parr was commissioned as an ensign in the 13th Regiment of Foot on 8 September 1865. He fought in the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879, in the First Boer War in 1881 and in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.[1] He also saw action at the Battle of Tamai in March 1884 and took part in the Nile Expedition later that year during the Mahdist War.[1] He served as adjutant-general to Lord Grenfell, in his capacity as Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, in the late 1880s.[2] He became Commander, Shorncliffe Garrison, in July 1898, General Officer Commanding South-Eastern District in October 1899 and General Officer Commanding North-Western District in May 1902; he retired in November 1903.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Keown-Boyd, Henry. Soldiers of the Nile: Biographical History of the British Officers of the Egyptian Army, 1882-1925. Thornbury Publications. 1996. 978-0952804703.
  2. Web site: Major-General Sir Henry Hallam Parr: Recollections and Correspondence. The Spectator. 2 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Army Commands . 2 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112744/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf . 4 March 2016 .