Sir Henry Hallam Parr | |
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Born | 24 July 1847 |
Died | 4 April 1914 | (aged 66)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1865–1903 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held | North-Western District |
Battles/wars |
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 KCB CMG (24 July 1847 – 4 April 1914) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding North-Western District.
Educated at Twyford School, Hallam Parr was commissioned as an ensign in the 13th Regiment of Foot on 8 September 1865. [1] He fought in the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879, in the First Boer War in 1881 and in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. [2] 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. [2] He served as adjutant-general to Lord Grenfell, in his capacity as Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, in the late 1880s. [3] 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. [4]
Sir Henry Hallam Parr | |
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Born | 24 July 1847 |
Died | 4 April 1914 | (aged 66)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1865–1903 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held | North-Western District |
Battles/wars |
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 KCB CMG (24 July 1847 – 4 April 1914) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding North-Western District.
Educated at Twyford School, Hallam Parr was commissioned as an ensign in the 13th Regiment of Foot on 8 September 1865. [1] He fought in the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879, in the First Boer War in 1881 and in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. [2] 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. [2] He served as adjutant-general to Lord Grenfell, in his capacity as Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, in the late 1880s. [3] 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. [4]