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	\|caption= Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] ~~on 12 June 1944, on board a destroyer going to France, with Field Marshal [[Jan Smuts]],~~ Field Marshal [[Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke\|Sir Alan Brooke]] ~~and~~ Rear Admiral ~~W E~~ Parry ~~(bottom right)~~.		\|caption=Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] and Field Marshal [[Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke\|Sir Alan Brooke]] on the bridge of [[HMS Kelvin (F37)\|HMS Kelvin]] during a visit to France shortly after the [[Normandy landings]], 12 June 1944. Behind the Prime Minister stands Rear Admiral Edward Parry.
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	==Naval career==		==Naval career==
	Parry joined the Royal Navy 1905 and served in the [[First World War]].<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/PARRY3.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He was appointed Officer in charge of the Anti-Submarine Establishment at [[Portland Harbour\|Portland]] in 1936.<ref name=lh/> During the [[Second World War]], he served as Commander-in-Chief of the [[New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy\|New Zealand Division]] commanding {{HMNZS\|Achilles\|70\|6}} at the [[Battle of the River Plate]] in December 1939.<ref name=lh/> In this battle he was wounded in the legs when shrapnel hit the bridge. He assumed command of {{HMS\|Renown\|1916\|6}} in 1943.<ref name=lh/> He took part in the [[Normandy landings]] and served on the staff of Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force in 1944.<ref name=lh/> After the war he became Deputy Head of the Naval Division at the [[Allied Commission\|Allied Control Commission]] in Germany.<ref name=lh/> Parry became [[Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)\|Director of Naval Intelligence]] in July 1946 and [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy\|Chief of Naval Staff]] (Commander-in-Chief) of the [[Royal Indian Navy]] in August 1948.<ref name=lh/> He was advanced to [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] in the 1950 [[New Year Honours]]<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=38799\|supp=y\|page=39\|date=30 December 1949}}</ref> before retiring in 1951.<ref name=lh/>		Parry joined the Royal Navy 1905 and served in the [[First World War]].<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/PARRY3.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He was appointed Officer in charge of the Anti-Submarine Establishment at [[Portland Harbour\|Portland]] in 1936.<ref name=lh/> In 1938 he attended the [[Royal College of Defence Studies\|Imperial Defence College]].<ref name="Officers of the Royal Navy" />

			During the [[Second World War]], he served as Commander-in-Chief of the [[New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy\|New Zealand Division]] commanding {{HMNZS\|Achilles\|70\|6}} at the [[Battle of the River Plate]] in December 1939.<ref name=lh/> In this battle he was wounded in the legs when shrapnel hit the bridge. He assumed command of {{HMS\|Renown\|1916\|6}} in 1943.<ref name=lh/> He took part in the [[Normandy landings]] and served on the staff of Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force in 1944.<ref name=lh/> After the war he became Deputy Head of the Naval Division at the [[Allied Commission\|Allied Control Commission]] in Germany.<ref name=lh/> Parry became [[Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)\|Director of Naval Intelligence]] in July 1946 and [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy\|Chief of Naval Staff]] (Commander-in-Chief) of the [[Royal Indian Navy]] in August 1948.<ref name=lh/> He was advanced to [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] in the 1950 [[New Year Honours]]<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=38799\|supp=y\|page=39\|date=30 December 1949}}</ref> before retiring in 1951.<ref name=lh/>

	In the 1956 film [[The Battle of the River Plate (film)\|''The Battle of the River Plate'']], Parry was played by [[Jack Gwillim]].		In the 1956 film [[The Battle of the River Plate (film)\|''The Battle of the River Plate'']], Parry was played by [[Jack Gwillim]].
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersP.html#Parry_WE ~~Service record at~~ Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939–1945]		*[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersP.html#Parry_WE Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939–1945]

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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir William Edward Parry''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB}} (8 April 1893 – 21 August 1972) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].

==Naval career==
Parry joined the Royal Navy 1905 and served in the [[First World War]].<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/PARRY3.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He was appointed Officer in charge of the Anti-Submarine Establishment at [[Portland Harbour|Portland]] in 1936.<ref name=lh/> During the [[Second World War]], he served as Commander-in-Chief of the [[New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy|New Zealand Division]] commanding {{HMNZS|Achilles|70|6}} at the [[Battle of the River Plate]] in December 1939.<ref name=lh/> In this battle he was wounded in the legs when shrapnel hit the bridge. He assumed command of {{HMS|Renown|1916|6}} in 1943.<ref name=lh/> He took part in the [[Normandy landings]] and served on the staff of Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force in 1944.<ref name=lh/> After the war he became Deputy Head of the Naval Division at the [[Allied Commission|Allied Control Commission]] in Germany.<ref name=lh/> Parry became [[Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)|Director of Naval Intelligence]] in July 1946 and [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy|Chief of Naval Staff]] (Commander-in-Chief) of the [[Royal Indian Navy]] in August 1948.<ref name=lh/> He was advanced to [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] in the 1950 [[New Year Honours]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=38799|supp=y|page=39|date=30 December 1949}}</ref> before retiring in 1951.<ref name=lh/>

In the 1956 film [[The Battle of the River Plate (film)|''The Battle of the River Plate'']], Parry was played by [[Jack Gwillim]].

==References==
{{Portal|Biography}}
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersP.html#Parry_WE Service record at Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939–1945]

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