PARLBY

Brook Bridges (son of Samuel Parlby, C. of Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk). b. 1 June 1783; educ. Rugby 1796–8; entered Madras army 1798; lieut. 7 Madras N.I. 15 Dec. 1800, major 15 April 1817; lieut. col. 19 N.I. 1823–28; lieut. col. 13 N.I. 1828 to 13 Nov. 1829; col. 35 N.I. 13 Nov. 1829 to 5 July 1854; col. 20 N.I. 5 July 1854 to 1869; general 13 Oct. 1857; C.B. 26 Dec. 1826; in the battle of the Argaum; wounded at storming of Gawilghur 1803, and at Las soul gaum Oct. 1804; commanded a division at Rangoon 8 Dec. 1824, and at Melloon 13 Jany. 1826; in Burmese war 1824; author of Revenge, or the novice of San Martino, a tragedy 1818; A brief sketch of the establishment of the Anglican church in India 1851. d. Upper Norwood, Surrey 7 March 1873.