Allegiance United Kingdom Commands held North-Western District Rank Major-general | Years of service 1865–1903 Died 4 April 1914 Service/branch British Army | |
Battles/wars Anglo-Zulu War
First Boer War
Anglo-Egyptian War
Mahdist War Books A Sketch of the Kafir and Zulu Wars: The Experiences of an Officer of the Somerset Light Infantry in South Africa, 1877-79 Awards Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George Battles and wars Anglo-Zulu War, First Boer War, Anglo-Egyptian War, Mahdist War | ||
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.
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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.