Harry Patch, Britain's last surviving soldier of the Great War

[sho-dan]

Hats off to you Harry

R.I.P.

Private Harry Patch, who died aged 111, was believed to be the last surviving British soldier to have gone into action on the Western Front, an experience about which he retained bitter memories

Private Harry Patch

Harry Patch - We Salute You! Cheers

[yardbird]

Nice Post, 111 years old.wow.. A nice write-up in the Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

[sho-dan]

hehe, yardbird click the first link and if you have about 5mins to spare, click the youtube link.

Harry your a Hero in my eyes! Cheers

[yardbird]

yep! I just watched it..... last surviving soldier of WWI The last of the world war one hero's dies today aged 111 - R.I.P

They said he wrote an autobiography, in 2007. If you know the title pass it on please? Or I'll do a search... cheers..

[sho-dan]

Should have all the info you need and more.

Bibliography

Patch, Harry; Van Emden, Richard (August 2007). The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Trenches. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780747591153

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Patch

[yardbird]

Should have all the info you need and more.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Patch

Thank you for the quick reply! well worth reading! cheers