Saanich, Victoria, passed away on August 4 at Rest Haven, Sidney, aged 73 years.
Major Pert hád a distinguished eer as Commissioner of the Chinese Maritime Customs in the Far East until his retirement, and also had served with distinction in the South African War. He was born on May 7, 1865, and in 1891, while with the Customs service in China, assisted in the defence of the foreign settlement at Wuhu during the Yangtze riots. He also was on special service with the Chinese forces during the Sino-Japanese war in 1894.
During the South African War, he commanded a service company of the 3rd Royal Irish Rifles and served with the 11th Battalion Mounted Infantry from 1900 to 1903, being field officer &s captain and later promoted to major.
Later Major Parr served on the Tibet Frontier Commission as Chinese Joint Commissioner, and held the Tibet Frontier Commission medal with other decorations, including Civil Rank of the Third Class, China; EC.A. of the Double Dragon, Second Division, and South African War medal, with four clasps.
He married, in 1902, Mollie, only daughter of Canon White-Bell, M.A., of Doone County, Limerick, who survives him at the family residence. Three sons and a daughter also are left to mourn him: Randal Robert M'Donnell Parr, at present home on leave from China; John Wilton M'Donnell Parr, and Alex. Desmond M'Donnell Parr, and Mrs. Ellis, all of Victoria.
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