Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, (8 April 1893 – 21 August 1972) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Naval career
Parry joined the Royal Navy 1905 and served in the First World War.
thumb|left|Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill and Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke on the bridge of HMS Kelvin during a visit to France shortly after the Normandy landings, 12 June 1944. Parry is standing behind Churchill.]]
His appointments from 1936 were:
- January–February 1936 Senior Officers' Technical Course, Portsmouth
- 14.04.1936 - 1937 Captain Anti-Submarine & Commanding Officer, HMS Osprey (Anti-Submarine School, Portland); before retiring in 1951.