David Parry-Evans
Sir David Parry-Evans | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1935 |
| Died | 25 August 2020 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
CBE (19 July 1935 – 25 August 2020) was a senior Royal Air Force
commander.
RAF career
Educated at
Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group at RAF Bawtry in 1982,[2] before becoming Air Officer Commanding No. 38 Group in 1984.[1]
He went on to be Commander-in-Chief
RAF Germany and Second Tactical Air Force in 1985, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes and Personnel) in 1987 and Air Member for Personnel in 1989 before retiring in 1991.[1] In retirement he became President of the Shackleton Association.[3]
Family
In 1960, he married Ann Reynolds; they had two sons.[1]
Parry-Evans died on 25 August 2020, at the age of 85, following a short illness.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ISSN 0140-0460.
- ^ Shackleton Association Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, thegrowler.org.uk; accessed 16 March 2019.
- ^ Parry-Evans, David (28 August 2020). "Air Chief Marshal Sir David Parry-Evans". The Telegraph Announcements. London. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2020.