Harold Parsons
| Sir Harold Parsons | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1863 |
| Died | 13 February 1925 (aged 61) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1882–1923 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars |
Third Anglo-Burmese War Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Sir Harold Daniel Edmund Parsons KCMG, CB (3 July 1863 – 13 February 1925) was a British Army officer.
Parsons was commissioned into the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment on 10 May 1882. He saw active service during the Third Anglo-Burmese War and then, as an ordnance officer, during the Second Boer War. He also served in the First World War and then became Principal Ordnance Officer in 1920 before retiring in 1923.
Parsons was appointed Colonel-Commandant of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps on 18 October 1924, four months before his death in February 1925, aged 61.
Parsons Barracks at Donnington near Telford, Shropshire was named for him.
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