Michael Gambier-Parry

Michael Gambier-Parry
Major-General Michael Gambier-Parry (right), Lieutenant-General Philip Neame (centre) and Brigadier John Combe (left), following their capture in North Africa.
Born(1891-08-21)21 August 1891
Died30 April 1967(1967-04-30) (aged 75)
Sussex, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1911–1944
RankMajor General
Service number18187
UnitRoyal Welch Fusiliers
Royal Tank Regiment
Commands held2nd Armoured Division
1st Malaya Infantry Brigade
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsMilitary Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (6)

Major-General Michael Denman 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.


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