Lt. Col.
Philip
Kingsmill
Parbury
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 77
in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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Biography
Philip Parbury was born in New South Wales, Australia
Lieut. Col. Philip Parbury served in the Australian Army in World War II
Service started: 23 October 1939
Unit(s): Second Australian Imperial Force
Service ended: December 1945
Service started: 23 October 1939
Unit(s): Second Australian Imperial Force
Service ended: December 1945
Philip Parbury was awarded the Military Cross.
Sportsman, soldier and businessman. Eldest of three children Arthur Philip Parbury, a grazier from Scone, and Dorothy Frances Louise, née Abbott.
Educated at The Armidale School. As a sportsman, he represented New South Wales country in rugby union football and played cricket, golf and tennis.
On 23 October 1939 Parbury volunteered for the Australian Imperial Force and was posted to the 2/3rd Battalion with the rank of lieutenant. In July 1940 was seconded to 16th Brigade headquarters as liaison officer. Promoted to captain in January 1941, Parbury commanded the 2/3rd Battalion’s 'A' Company in Greece and Syria. He was awarded the Military Cross in September 1941. Parbury was promoted in January 1944 to lieutenant colonel. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1947.
Philip Parbury was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
Director of John Lysaght (Australia) Pty Ltd and assistant to the managing director, R. G. C. Parry Okeden, in 1960. Director (1969-84) of Parbury Henty Holdings Ltd and manager (1970-78) of Parbury Henty & Co. Pty Ltd. Committee-member of the Kiama Show Society and a councillor (1964-79), vice-president (1979-80) of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales.
On 7 July 1948 at Holy Trinity parish church, Brompton, Middlesex, he married Eileen Sybil Phipps, a niece of, and lady-in-waiting to, the Duchess of Gloucester. They had one daughter and two sons.
Parbury died on 9 January 1988 at Darlinghurst, Sydney. Buried at Bombo, Kiama.
Sources
- John Moremon, Parbury, Philip Kingsmill (1910–1988), Australian Dictionary of Biography, 2012, accessed 9 January 2024.
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