J. G. Parry-Thomas

John Godfrey Parry-Thomas
Born(1884-04-06)6 April 1884
Wrexham, Wales
Died3 March 1927(1927-03-03) (aged 42)
Cause of deathSerious head injury in motor accident during land speed record attempt
Resting placeByfleet, Surrey
NationalityWelsh
EducationOswestry School,
The City and Guilds College London
OccupationEngineer & motor-racing driver
EmployerLeyland Motors

John Godfrey Parry-Thomas (6 April 1884 – 3 March 1927) was a Welsh engineer and motor-racing driver who at one time held the land speed record. He was the first driver to be killed in pursuit of the land speed record.[1]

  1. ^ Tremayne (1991), p. 9.