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First and Last
Film / 2003

First and Last

Directed by Matt Gallagher
WarDocumentary

★ 10.0/10Audience rating

The tragic story of the Great War is told through the accounts of the British and Canadian soldiers who were the first and last to die in battle. Private John Parr, a British bicycle scout who was the first British combat casualty on the Western Front, and Private George Price, a Canadian infantryman who was shot and killed just minutes before the Armistice went into effect in 1918

The story

The tragic story of the Great War is told through the accounts of the British and Canadian soldiers who were the first and last to die in battle. Private John Parr, a British bicycle scout who was the first British combat casualty on the Western Front, and Private George Price, a Canadian infantryman who was shot and killed just minutes before the Armistice went into effect in 1918

Cast

Tom McCamusnarrator Bryan EdwardsGerman soldier Evert HoustonGeorge Price Krista MooreCarrie Poisyn Devin UphamJohn Parr Andrew Robert Shawhistorical educator

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