<P> Private John Henry Parr ( 19 July 1897 -- 21 August 1914 ) was a British soldier . He is believed to be the first soldier of the British Commonwealth to be killed by enemy action in the First World War . </P>
<P> Private John Henry Parr ( 19 July 1897 -- 21 August 1914 ) was a British soldier . He is believed to be the first soldier of the British Commonwealth to be killed by enemy action in the First World War . </P>
who was the first soldier to die in ww1
who was the first soldier to die in ww1
Private John Henry Parr
Private John Henry Parr