Thursday, April 13, 2023

Bryn St Pierre Parry, CBE 1956-2023

 Bryn St Pierre Parry, CBE, who died 12 April, 2023, aged 66, was co-founder of Help for Heroes and cartoonist.

He was born 22 September, 1966, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Robin George Richard Parry, MC (1918-1961), and his wife the former Doreen Constance Painter, and married in 1981, Emma Christina Ponsonby, OBE (born 29 October, 1959), scion of the Barons De Mauley, second daughter of Capt Myles Walter Ponsonby (1924-1999), and his wife the former Ann Veronica Theresa Maynard, b y whom he had a son, Thomas (born 1985), and two daughters, Sophie (born 1983), and Louisa (born 1987).

The Help for Heroes charity, which he set up with his wife, seized the public imagination and raised millions for veterans.

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