Henry Parnell, 5th Baron Congleton

Henry Parnell
Grave of the 5th Baron Congleton
Member of the House of Lords
Hereditary Peer
In office
6 September 1911 – 10 November 1914
Preceded byHenry Parnell, 4th Baron Congleton
Succeeded byJohn Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton
Personal details
Born(1890-09-06)6 September 1890
Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
DiedNovember 10, 1914(1914-11-10) (aged 24)
Zillebeke, West Flanders, Belgium
Resting placeZillebeke Churchyard Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
EducationEton College
Alma materNew College, Oxford

Henry Bligh Fortescue Parnell, 5th Baron Congleton, known as Harry Parnell, (6 September 1890 – 10 November 1914) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and aristocrat of the British peerage.[1] At the age of 24, he was killed in action in Ypres Salient becoming one of the first British parliamentarians to die on the frontline during the First World War.[2]

  1. ^ "World War I - War Graves - WW1 Cemeteries in Belgium - World War One Cemetery in Belgium - WW1 Memorials in Belgium". ww1wargraves.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  2. ^ CWGC. "Lieutenant Rt. Hon. Henry Bligh Fortesque Parnell | War Casualty Details 488814". CWGC. Retrieved 2024-10-22.