First and Last

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 McCamus narrator

Bryan Edwards German soldier

Evert Houston George Price

Krista Moore Carrie Poisyn

Devin Upham John Parr

Andrew Robert Shaw historical educator

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