Lawrence Parsons (British Army officer)
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United KingdomSir Lawrence Parsons | |
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| Birth name | Lawrence Worthington Parsons |
| Born | 23 March 1850[1] Parsonstown, King's County, Ireland |
| Died | 20 August 1923 (aged 73) Hatherton, Reigate, Surrey |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1870–1909 1914–1916 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | 8th Division 6th Division 16th (Irish) Division |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir Lawrence Worthington Parsons KCB (23 March 1850 – 20 August 1923) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding 6th Division.[2]
Parsons was brought up in Parsonstown in King's County,[3] the only son of Lawrence Parsons.[2] He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a lieutenant on 23 July 1870,[4][5] then promoted to captain on 16 September 1880, to major on 1 July 1886, and to lieutenant-colonel on 1 October 1896.[6][7]
He served in the Second Boer War and took part in the Battle of Colenso, the Battle of Spion Kop and the Relief of Ladysmith,[4] following which he was promoted to substantive colonel on 23 April 1900.[6]
After returning to the United Kingdom, he was in January 1901 appointed Colonel on the Staff Commanding Royal Artillery in the 2nd Army Corps on Salisbury Plain.[6] In early 1903, he was appointed Inspector General of Artillery in India.[8] He was then appointed General Officer Commanding 8th Division in Ireland in November 1906[9][10] and General Officer Commanding 6th Division also in Ireland in 1907 before retiring in 1909.[4] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in June 1912.[11]
He was recalled as General Officer Commanding 16th (Irish) Division in September 1914 at the start of the First World War[12] and retired again in 1916.[4]
