{{Short description|British cartoonist (1956–2023)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} '''Bryn St. Pierre Parry''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (22 September 1956 – 12 April 2023) was a British cartoonist and co-founder of the charity Help for Heroes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=12 April 2023 |title=Bryn Parry obituary |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/bryn-parry-obituary-mpqvxnf5r |access-date=13 April 2023}}</ref> He founded Help for Heroes in 2007 with his wife Emma to help wounded military veterans access rehabilitative treatment.<ref>{{Cite news |last=de la Mare |first=Tessa |date=12 April 2023 |title=Help for Heroes: Royals pay tribute after death of charity's founder |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-65258234 |access-date=13 April 2023}}</ref> He was one of the best-known countryside cartoonists in the United Kingdom, whose work appeared in 12 books and numerous magazines.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tiplady-Bishop |first=Lottie |date=13 April 2023 |title=Prince William and Harry's heartfelt tributes after death of Help for Heroes founder |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/13/prince-of-wales-prince-harry-help-for-heroes-tribute/ |access-date=13 April 2023}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
== Early life and education == Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in 1956, Bryn was the son of Robin Parry, a career army officer, and Doreen (née Painter).<ref name=":1" /> His father served in Burma with the Ghurkas during the Second World War and was killed in Germany in 1961.<ref name=":1" /> Following his father's death, Parry lived on a farm in Cornwall with his mother, brother, and sister.<ref name=":1" /> From 1970 to 1974, he was a pupil at Wellington College, receiving a scholarship due to his father's military service.<ref name=":1" />
== Career == Parry served in the Royal Green Jackets, now known as The Rifles, for ten years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Graham |first=Natalie |date=23 March 2012 |title=Raising a Million: Bryn Parry |work=FT.com |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/940841944 |access-date=13 April 2023 |id={{ProQuest|940841944}}}}</ref> In 1985, he left the army to become a full-time cartoonist.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bryn Parry, Cartoonist, Caricaturist, Illustrator, Sculptor, Author and Designer |url=https://www.brynparrystudios.com/bio/ |access-date=13 April 2023 |website=Bryn Parry Studios}}</ref>
In 2016, Parry stepped down as chief executive of Help for Heroes, while remaining an ambassador for the charity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 2016 |title=Management |work=Third Sector |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=115953223&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=13 April 2023 |via=EBSCOHost}}</ref>
== Personal life and death == Bryn Parry died of pancreatic cancer on 12 April 2023, at the age of 66.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
== Honours == Bryn and Emma Parry were both appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours. Bryn Parry was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2023 Special Honours, which was presented to him in a private investiture at home due to his terminal illness.<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 63975 | date = 21 February 2023 | page = 3246 }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Coke |first=Hope |date=13 April 2023 |title='Deeply saddened' Princes William and Harry honour 'inspirational' Help for Heroes co-founder following his death |work=Tatler |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/bryn-parry-death-prince-william-harry-tribute-help-for-heroes-co-founder |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.brynparrystudios.com/ Bryn Parry Studios] (official website) * {{imdb name|4075809}}
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