St. Symphorien cemetery in Belgium:
Just a
few metres from George Ellison's grave is that of Private John Parr, the first
British soldier to die in the First World
War. George died 90 minutes before the armistice - shot by a sniper. More than 800 British and Commonwealth soldiers died that morning.
Just a
few metres from George Ellison's grave is that of Private John Parr, the first
British soldier to die in the First World
War. George died 90 minutes before the armistice - shot by a sniper. More than 800 British and Commonwealth soldiers died that morning.
