Henry Hallam Parr

Sir Henry Hallam Parr
Born	24 July 1847
Died	4 April 1914 (1914-04-05) (aged 66)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1865–1903
Rank	Major-General
Commands	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. He fought in the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879, in the First Boer War in 1881 and in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. 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. He served as adjutant-general to Lord Grenfell, in his capacity as Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, in the late 1880s. 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.

Works

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