| Parsons | Harold Daniel Edmund | | Major | He was born in London and educated at Edinburgh Academy and Dulwich College. He joined the Royal West Surrey Regiment 1882 and served with the 2nd Battalion in India 1882-1890; Superintendent of Army Signalling, 3rd Brigade for the Burma Campaign 1886-88; transferred to the Army Ordnance Department 1890. He served in South Africa (MID 16 Apr 1901, CMG), and in the Great War (MID seven times, 17 February 1915, 1 January 1916, 4 January 1917, 11 December 1918, 12 December 1918, 17 December 1918, 20 December 1918; KCMG; CB); Major General Parsons was appointed Principal Ordnance Officer, 1920, and retired 1923; in October 1924, just before his death, he was appointed Colonel Commandant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
KCMG, CB, IGS 1854 (2) Burma 1885-87 Burma 1887-89 (Lieut. H D E Parsons 2nd. Bn. R.W.Surr R.), QSA (3) CC OFS Tr (Major H D E Parsons, CMG, AOD), KSA (2), 1914 Star (Col: AOD), BWM, VM & MID (Maj.Gen. Sir H.D.E. Parsons, US DSM, Belgium, Order of Leopold, Commander's neck Badge with Swords, Belgium, Croix de Guerre, Russia, Order of St Stanislaus, Second Class, with Swords, neck Badge by Eduard, St Petersburg, gold and enamel. Spinks Nov 03
Source: List of CMG recipients. Various sources | Army Ordnance Corps |
