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John Henry Parr [1] (30 July 1897 – 21 August 1914) was an English soldier. He is believed to be the first soldier of the British Empire to be killed during World War I . Early life
John Parr (20 December 1725, Dublin, Ireland – 25 November 1791, Halifax, Nova Scotia) was a British military officer and governor of Nova Scotia. He is buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Church . Early life and family
John Stephen Parr (born 18 November 1952) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1985 single "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", charting ...
Returns show that by February, 1780, 568 men had enlisted and 92 had deserted, for an overall strength of 476 rank and file. This was very close to the re-authorized strength of a half-battalion (500). Due to officer absences, the unit was under day-to-day command of the senior captain, John Solomon, at Fort Sackville.
The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.
In 2018, he and John Parr became the inspiration behind a poem, "Goodnight Kiss", by writer Philip Parker – written as part of a project in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum. [ 9 ] In November 2018 (the centenary of his death), Leeds Civic Trust and partners unveiled a memorial plaque to him at Leeds railway station , paid for via a ...
This John Parr of Old Church Yard was the son of John Parr, of Haysom in Rainford, of a family settled there as small landowners in the 15th century, who had moved to Liverpool as a general merchant and shipowner about 1700. [9] [10] He married Jane Horton, daughter of Joshua Horton, ancestor of the Horton baronets of Chadderton. [11]
He was the son of John Owen Parr I, eldest son of John Parr of Liverpool, by his wife Elizabeth Mary Patrick, daughter of Thomas Patrick. John Owen Parr I was a merchant in the African trade and an insurance broker of Lloyd's of London in partnership with his brother-in-law, Thomas Chase Patrick, who however were declared bankrupt in August 1808.