This was Lt. Dennis Brotheridge of the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. He had landed with his platoon in a glider at the Orne Bridge just after midnight. Preceding his men, Brotheridge challenged a German sentry on the bridge and was then shot down by a machine gun behind the German soldier, whom Brotheridge shot as he himself fell mortally wounded. This occurred at 0016 on the 6 th. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
This bridge, later known as Pegasus Bridge was recently copied and is at the D-Day Airborne Museum, Caen looking exactly as it did on June 6th.
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The life expectancy of a soldier landing in the streets of Normandy was about 3 seconds. Every three seconds a soldier would die.
There was an unknown soldier for WWI,WWII,The Korean War, and The Vietnam War. So it depends on which one you are talking about.
Lt. Dennis Brotheridge was the first Allied soldier to die on D-Day. He also killed the first German on D-Day. Brotheridge, of the Oxfordshire and Bucks. Light Infantry Regt. of the British 6th Airborne, landed with his 28 troops in a glider at 0016. At about 0020 they were challenged by a German sentry, 17 year old Private Helmut Rohmer. Brotheridge shot him with his Sten gun, and just a minute or two later was shot himself by a German machine gun. He died at 0023 on D-Day.
Lt. Dennis Brotheridge of the Oxford and Bucks. Light Infantry was the first Allied soldier to die on D-Day. He also killed the first German on D-Day. Brotheridge landed with his 28 troops in a glider at 0016, near the Orne Bridge. At about 0020 they were challenged by a German sentry, 17 year old Private Helmut Rohmer. Brotheridge shot him with his Sten gun, and just a minute or two later was shot himself by a German machine gun. He died at 0023 on D-Day.
The Tomb of the Unknowns is located in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia just outside Washington, DC. The Tomb contains one each of an unknown soldier from WWI, WWII and Korea.
It was John Carr 16
John Brown?
"Don't Let Another Wounded Soldier Die" written in 1983.
The first person killed with a gun was an unknown English soldier. <><><> There were documented uses of "hand cannon" in battle in the 1200s. We do not have the name of the first unfortunate person.
Sgt. Nathan Chapman.
Henry J. Sweeney of New Hampshire is not considered the first US soldier to die during World War 1. It was Lieutenant William T. Fitzsimons.
the tattered soldier said he would jus fall down and not look for a place to die
Michael Jones - soldier - died in 1649.
Thomas Hickey - soldier - died in 1776.
Abdul Gani - soldier - died in 1957.
Edward Randolph - soldier - died in 1566.
John Blake - soldier - died in 1907.