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Harry Patch RIP
Posted: 25 Jul 2009, 13:00
by Garry Russell
Harry Patch, the last British survivor of the WWI trenches has died at the age of 111 :-(
RIP Harry
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8168691.stm
Garry
Re: Harry Patch RIP
Posted: 25 Jul 2009, 13:56
by FlyTexas
It's nice to read that he passed away peacefully. After what he'd been through in his life he earned that. Rest in peace Mr. Patch. :-(
Brian
Re: Harry Patch RIP
Posted: 25 Jul 2009, 14:06
by DispatchDragon
I dont' know why -- but the words to "A minstrel boy" sprang to mind instantly
Rest in peace Sir.
Leif
Re: Harry Patch RIP
Posted: 25 Jul 2009, 14:19
by Jon.M
RIP.
His biography "The Last Fighting Tommy" is worth reading. An ordinary man but an extraordinary life.
Jon
Re: Harry Patch RIP
Posted: 25 Jul 2009, 14:21
by Nigel H-J
Now re-united with his old comrades. Rest in Peace Harry.
Nigel.
Re: Harry Patch RIP
Posted: 25 Jul 2009, 14:37
by Garry Russell
It is truly astounding when put into perpective.
Today is the centenary of Bleriots flight...Harry was Eleven
Had he been at Kittyhawk at the age of five he would have remembered the Wright brothers flight.
He retired in 1961........
It also demostrates how much life the fallen lose, most of them robbed of perhaps 50 years, some more some less but something we all need to be aware of.
Harry, like so many, including my Grandfathers were never that comfortable with their survival, but carried a guilt of those they left behind.
We don't know how lucky we are.
Garry
Re: Harry Patch RIP
Posted: 25 Jul 2009, 15:24
by DelP
How sad....another hero gone...
....but not forgotten.
Derek
Re: Harry Patch RIP
Posted: 25 Jul 2009, 16:19
by Paul K
Rest in peace, Harry.
Only one British WW1 veteran left now, so it won't be long before they have all gone over the top.
Re: Harry Patch RIP
Posted: 26 Jul 2009, 01:41
by Seaking
RIP Harry, another icon of the past sadly gone, but now with his comrades.