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John Parr

Private

Service No. L/14196

Age 17

Died on 21 August 1914

Middlesex Regiment

ST. SYMPHORIEN MILITARY CEMETERY

Hainaut, Belgium

Son of Edward Thomas and Alice Rosina Parr, of 52, Lodge Lane, North Finchley, Middlesex. Believed to be the first British battle casualty of the war.

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Christine Dempsey

Middlesex regiment - my grandfather's old regiment. He came home. You gave the ultimate sacrifice for which we are forever grateful.

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You are heroes all, thank you

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Rest in peace, gentlemen.

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Thank you for everything. You will rise above those who watched your sufferings from the sidelines.

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Our deepest gratitude for your bravery. Forever Remembered.

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Henry Harrison

John, O valiant heart, who to your glory came….your memory hallowed in the land you loved.

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Rip to all thank you for your ultimate sacrifice ????

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I wish I had known you and had a chance to thank you for everything you gave to us who survive you.

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I wish I had known you and had a chance to thank you for everything you gave to us who survive you.

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Your strength and courage gave my son the freedom to live his life

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Donna Broadbent

Thank you. We will never forget what you did for us

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Sarah Ford

Remembered as someone who fought alongside L/Cpl Bertram Roland Jordan - Killed In Action July 7 1916

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John, O valiant heart, your glory came in the Salient. Your memory hallowed in the land you loved. Harry

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Remembered with respect as part of a series of articles detailing the sacrifice made by those connected to the golf industry

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They were great guys

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Remembering Brave Lads from the Middlesex Regiment Who made the Ultimate Sacrifice in August1914. Comrades of Thomas Spruce. Rest in Peace.

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Christine Green

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Barry Carpenter

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Victoria Elliott

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I am remembering him because he believed to be the first person to die for our country

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Thank you John. Never to be forgotten.

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I wish I had known you and had a chance to thank you for everything you gave to us who survive you.

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Same regiment as my Great Great Grandad.

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Thank you for your service, your memory will live on

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John, I am not aware of the precise circumstances of your death, nor what caused it, but, as a former soldier in the 1st and 7th Battalions ...

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John, I do not know the precise circumstances of your death, but, as a former soldier in the 1st and the 7th Royal Warwickshire Regiment an...

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Story first published in www.golfshake.com during a series of articles written in remembrance of those who madethe ultimate sacrifice. Golf ...

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To a soldier of the great war. I do not know you but I would have liked to have known you. You were a brother in arms with my paternal gran...

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FIRST BRITON TO BE KILLED John Parr lied about his age to enlist at 15 in the Middlesex Regiment in 1912. A reconnaissance  cyclist, he and...

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