Edward Parry

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Not to be confused with an earlier William Edward Parry

Admiral Sir William Edward Parry KCB (1893 - 1972) was an officer of the HMS/HMNZS Achilles/HMINS Delhi and the second Commander-in-Chief of the (Imperial) Indian Navy. He was the commanding officer of Achilles at the 1939 Battle of the River Plate.

Parry was Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy (14 August 1948 - 13 October 1951), replacing Rear Admiral John Talbot Savignac Hall who commanded (15 August 1947 - 14 August 1948). Parry was later replaced by Admiral Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey (13 October 1951 - 31 March 1955).

In the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate, Parry was played by Jack Gwillim.


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