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Offline mmm45

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Harry Patch Britains last Ypres Survivor passes away
« on: Saturday 25 July 09 13:20 BST (UK) »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8168691.stm

Sad news just breaking that Harry Patch has passed away Henry Allingham went a few days before him
Our last link with the trenches of the Great War.

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Re: Harry Patch Britains last Ypres Survivor passes away
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 25 July 09 13:31 BST (UK) »
What a wonderful person he was - I loved to listen to his gentle Somerset voice.

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Re: Harry Patch Britains last Ypres Survivor passes away
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 25 July 09 13:56 BST (UK) »


Sad news indeed.

I seem to remember that there was some debate, (a few years ago now) that the last surviving WW1 Veteran should have a State Funeral.

I wonder if Harry Patch will get one? (I saw the tribute from Prince Charles on Sky News).

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Re: Harry Patch Britains last Ypres Survivor passes away
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 25 July 09 15:24 BST (UK) »
ohhhh how sad that Harry Patch & Henry Allingham died within a week of each other.

May they both rest in peace.

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Harry Patch - last WW1 veteran
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 25 July 09 16:37 BST (UK) »
Another slice of history has gone with the death today of 111-year-old Harry Patch, our last WW1 veteran, the oldest man in Europe and third oldest in the world.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8168691.stm

What a character he was, outliving his two sons and three wives!  It's fascinating that he never talked about his wartime experiences for more than 80 years, until he realised that he was fast becoming one of the only men to recall and record those dreadful times. 

I love the fact that he became an agony uncle for FHM magazine at his advanced age (around 100?).  I guess he'd seen enough of life by then to be able to advise on most problems. ;D

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Re: Harry Patch Britains last Ypres Survivor passes away
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 25 July 09 19:38 BST (UK) »
How very sad.  The  final link,  in a way,  to my own Unclse Patrick,  KIA 14th. July, 1916.  No known grave and remembered upon the Thiepval memorial.   Harry Patch always told it as it was,  no romantic poetic nonsense,  just barbarism personified by the brutal sacrifice of ill educated and poor working class lads.

Harry,  God bless and keep you,  we owe you and all your comrades a debt that can never be fully paid or even understood.

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« Reply #6 on: Saturday 25 July 09 20:50 BST (UK) »
Very saddened to hear on the news of the death of Harry Patch.

Rest in peace Harry.
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Re: Harry Patch Britains last Ypres Survivor passes away
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 25 July 09 21:04 BST (UK) »



I would defy anyone not to have been touched by the news coverage of this wonderful gentleman.

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Harry,  God bless and keep you,  we owe you and all your comrades a debt that can never be fully paid or even understood.


Well said .. and how true.
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Re: Harry Patch Britains last Ypres Survivor passes away
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 25 July 09 22:44 BST (UK) »
I feel that the world seems more lightweight with no one left in it who fought in the Great War. They left us a huge legacy to live up to.
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