David Parry-Evans

Sir David Parry-Evans
Sir David Parry-Evans
Born	19 July 1935
Died	25 August 2020 (aged 85)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1956–1991
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands held	Air Member for Personnel (1989–1991); RAF Germany (1985–1987); No. 38 Group (1984–1985); No. 1 Group (1982–1984); RAF Staff College, Bracknell (1981–1982); RAF Marham (c.1975–1978); No. 214 Squadron (1974–1975)
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Chief Marshal Sir David George Parry-Evans, GCB, CBE (19 July 1935 – 25 August 2020) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.

RAF career

Educated at Berkhamsted School, Parry-Evans joined the Royal Air Force in 1956.[1] He became Officer Commanding No. 214 Squadron in 1974 and Station Commander at RAF Marham in 1975.[1] He was appointed Director of Defence Policy at the Ministry of Defence in 1979, Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell, in 1981 and then Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group in 1982 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.[2]

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.[3]

Debrett's People of Today 1994
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. The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

Military offices
Preceded by Michael Beavis	Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell 1981–1982	Succeeded by Anthony Skingsley
Preceded by Sir Patrick Hine	Commander-in-Chief RAF Germany Also Commander of the Second Tactical Air Force 1985–1987	Succeeded by Sir Anthony Skingsley
Preceded by Sir John Chapple	Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes and Personnel) 1987–1989	Succeeded by Sir Barry Wilson
Preceded by Sir Laurence Jones	Air Member for Personnel 1989–1991	Succeeded by Sir Roger Palin

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