Parr, Rev. Alfred Cecil
After leaving King’ s he attended St Edmund Hall Oxford and then Wells Theological College. From 1928-1931 he was a curate at Benwell Notts. In 1931 he became Assistant Master of Bishop Cotton School Bangalore, 1933 - 1936 at Catholic High School Bombay, and from 1936 St Andrew’ s School Singapore Crockfords Clerical Directory 1938
In June 1943, died in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp, Thailand Captain the Rev. Alfred Cecil Parr, beloved husband of Evelyn Mary Parr (née Tarbat), now interred in Sumatra; and beloved only son of the late W. A. Parr Ph.D., F.R.A.S. and of Mrs B. Parr, Easton Royal, near Marlborough, Wilts. The Times 30 Dec. 1943
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Parr |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Rev. Alfred Cecil |
| Date of birth | 26 April 1904 |
| Family details | Son of William Alfred and Agnes Beatrice Parr of Easton Royal Wiltshire and Husband of Evelyn Mary Parr |
| Previous education | Mercers' School |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1921-1923 |
| Dept / course | Faculty of Arts |
| Qualifications | M.A.(Oxon) |
| Military unit | Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, 1st (Singapore Volunteer Corps) Bn. |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Date of death | 24/06/1943 |
| Age at death | 37 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Place of death | Thailand |
| Cause of death | Died POW camp (Japanese) |
| Commemoration(s) | King’ s College Chapel; Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Roll of Honour |
| Notes | “There was a cadet of that name in the U.L.O.T.C. at King’s who resigned in October 1923, on leaving college to go to St. Edmund’s College, Oxford and it seems likely that this is the same man, but we have no information as to his parentage.” Internal memo at King’s |
| Sources | King’ s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Crockfords Clerical Directory |