Facts: - honorific prefix: rsm - branch: army - caption: alhaji grunshi - honorific suffix: dcm mm - battles: east african campaign - allegiance: british - awards: mentioned in despatches , military medal - unit: gold coast regiment - name: alhaji grunshi - image size: thumb - image: alhaji grunshi.jpg - rank: regimental sergeant major Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alhaji grunshi .
rsm alhaji grunshi dcm mm was the first soldier in british service to fire a shot in the first world war .