Henry Hallam Parr

Sir Henry Hallam Parr
Born	24 July 1847
Died	4 April 1914 (aged 66)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
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.

Military career

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]

Works

• Parr, Henry Hallam (2008). Major-General Sir Henry Hallam Parr: Recollections and Correspondence. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1437131970.

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 23011. p. 4320. 8 September 1865. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
2. Keown-Boyd, Henry (1996). Soldiers of the Nile: Biographical History of the British Officers of the Egyptian Army, 1882-1925. Thornbury Publications. ISBN 978-0952804703.
3. "Major-General Sir Henry Hallam Parr: Recollections and Correspondence". The Spectator. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
4. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.