Major-General Michael Denman Gambier Parry – (21st Aug 1891 – 30th April 1976)
Major-General Michael Gambier-Parry MC DL (21 August 1891 – 30 April 1976) was a senior British Army officer who briefly commanded the 2nd Armoured Division during the Western Desert campaign of the Second World War.
The Gambier-Parrys of Highnam Court, Gloucestershire were an artistic and military family. His uncle Ernest Gambier-Parry was a major in the army sent to Egypt to avenge the death of General Gordon, and wrote a book (Suakin, 1885) about his experiences. Michael’s father was architect Sidney Gambier-Parry.
