Bryn Parry
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Bryn St. Pierre Parry, CBE (22 September 1956 – 12 April 2023) was a British cartoonist and co-founder of the charity Help for Heroes.[1] He founded Help for Heroes in 2007 with his wife Emma to help wounded military veterans access rehabilitative treatment.[2] He was one of the best-known countryside cartoonists in the United Kingdom, whose work appeared in 12 books and numerous magazines.[3][4]
Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in 1956, Bryn was the son of Robin Parry, a career army officer, and Doreen (née Painter).[1] His father served in Burma with the Ghurkas during the Second World War and was killed in Germany in 1961.[1] Following his father's death, Parry lived on a farm in Cornwall with his mother, brother, and sister.[1] From 1970 to 1974, he was a pupil at Wellington College, receiving a scholarship due to his father's military service.[1]
Career
Parry served in the Royal Green Jackets, now known as The Rifles, for ten years.[5] In 1985, he left the army to become a full-time cartoonist.[5][6]
In 2016, Parry stepped down as chief executive of Help for Heroes, while remaining an ambassador for the charity.[7]