-
Recent Posts
Archives
- May 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- May 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- October 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- May 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
Categories
Meta
Tag Archives: Private John Parr
First WW1 British casualty may have been victim of friendly fire
Private John Parr of the Middlesex Regiment, the first British soldier to be killed in the First World War, may have been a victim of ‘friendly fire’. Speaking to The Sunday Times historian Jon Cooksey said: ‘There was no German … Continue reading
Charity searches for relatives of first British casualty
The Barnet War Memorials Initiative Trust is looking to install a memorial to private John Parr, of 4th Battalion the Middlesex Regiment, who was the first British soldier to be killed in World War I. It is also hoping to … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged 1914, Belgium, Finchley, first casualty, London, Middlesex Regiment, Mons, news, North Middlesex Golf Club, Obourg, Private John Parr, Soldiers of the Great War
Leave a comment
First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 