| Sir Harold Parsons | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1863 |
| Died | 13 February 1925 (1925-02-14) (aged 61) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1882–1923 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles / wars | Third Anglo-Burmese War Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Sir Harold Daniel Edmund Parsons KCMG, CB (3 July 1863 – 13 February 1925) was a British Army officer.
Military career
Parsons was commissioned into the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) on 10 May 1882. He saw active service during the Third Anglo-Burmese War and then, as an ordnance officer, during the Second Boer War. He also served in the First World War and then became Principal Ordnance Officer in 1920 before retiring in 1923.
Parsons was appointed Colonel-Commandant of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps on 18 October 1924, four months before his death in February 1925, aged 61.
Namesake
Parsons Barracks at Donnington near Telford, Shropshire was named for him.
References
- ^ "Sir Harold Parsons". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- "Major-General Sir Harold Daniel Edmund Parsons, K.C.M.G., C.B". Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- 1863 births
- 1925 deaths
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British Army major generals
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Queen's Royal Regiment officers
- British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Burmese War
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- Royal Army Ordnance Corps officers