Bryn Parry CBE

Everyone at Help for Heroes is deeply saddened by the news that our co-founder Bryn Parry CBE has passed away at the age of 66 after a short illness with pancreatic cancer.

Bryn, his wife Emma Parry OBE, and a small group of close friends, set up the Charity up in October 2007 after identifying an urgent need for better care and support for wounded troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Bryn’s energy, dedication and passion soon propelled Help for Heroes into the national spotlight. The Charity became a household name overnight. As a result, hundreds of millions of pounds have been raised since. And the lives of tens of thousands wounded, sick and injured service personnel, veterans and their families have been transformed.

We’re so grateful for all Bryn has done and we have lots of amazing memories of him. We’re sure you do too. If you’d like to share your memories, condolences, and even a photo, please do so on this page.

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Bryn

Rob Young. ( Maj. Ret'd)

20/04/2023

I met Bryn serving in the Greenjackets Depot in Winchester just before he resigned from the Army. I realised then what a very nice man he was and later it did not surprise me that the project he founded with his lovely wife was to become such a worthwhile and nationwide success. It is so unfair that he passed away so young when he had more to do for others. I have an original cartoon of myself drawn by Bryn which I treasure as it reminds me what a special man the artist was.

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