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Offline expat

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The last British World War 1 Veteran
« on: July 25, 2009, 12:31:13 PM »
Harry Patch the last British World War 1 veteran has died .

http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/article.aspx?cp-documentid=148777515.
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Re: The last British World War 1 Veteran
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2009, 12:49:57 PM »
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Offline 68Wooley

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Re: The last British World War 1 Veteran
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2009, 04:18:39 PM »
Apparently there is a 108 year old Royal Navy veteran now living in Australia still alive. However Mr Patch is the last British vetran to have seen action in the trenches.

The loss of two WW1 veterans in little over a week is truely sad.  :salute to an extraordinary generation.
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