William Parke (British Army officer)

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Sir William Parke
Born(1822-05-17)17 May 1822
Marylebone, London, England
Died29 March 1897(1897-03-29) (aged 74)
Stalbridge, Dorset, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg British Army
RankGeneral
Commands heldSouth-Eastern District
Battles/warsCrimean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

General Sir William Parke KCB (17 May 1822 – 29 March 1897) was a British Army officer.

Early life[]

Parke was born in Marylebone, London on 17 May 1822, the son of Charles Parke. He was educated at Eton College.[1]

Military career[]

Parke was commissioned as an ensign in the 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders on 15 December 1840.[2] He fought in the Crimean War and was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour in August 1856.[3] He was also awarded the Order of the Medjidie 5th class.[4] He became Brigadier-General of Field Forces in India in March 1858, Commandant, School of Military Engineering at Fleetwood in August 1861 and colonel on the staff of South-Eastern District in October 1871.[2] He went on to be Brigadier-General at Aldershot in July 1872 and General Officer Commanding South-Eastern District in October 1874.[5]

Later life[]

Parke died aged 74 on 28 March 1897 at Thornhill, Stalbridge, Dorset.[1]

Family[]

In 1865 Parke married Anna Maria Nepean, daughter of William Nepean of the 16th Light Dragoons and his wife Emilia Yorke. They had a son and a daughter.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Obituary." Times [London, England] 1 April 1897: 6. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 2 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "General Sir William Parke KCB". Worcestershire Regiment. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ "No. 21909". The London Gazette. 4 August 1856. p. 2704.
  4. ^ Harts Army List, 1859. p. 302
  5. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  6. ^ Foster, Joseph (1881). The baronetage and knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 460.
Military offices
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1874–1877 		Succeeded by
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