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HarryT · 07-25-2009, 09:35 AM

Henry Patch, the last surviving Briton to fight in the trenches in WWI, has died, aged 111. Strangely enough, the only other surviving British veteran, Henry Allingham, died only a week ago, aged 113. Mr. Allingham was the oldest man in the world at the time of his death.

See:

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

07-25-2009, 09:35 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Last WWI veteran in the UK dies at 111 Henry Patch, the last surviving Briton to fight in the trenches in WWI, has died, aged 111. Strangely enough, the only other surviving British veteran, Henry Allingham, died only a week ago, aged 113. Mr. Allingham was the oldest man in the world at the time of his death. See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8168691.stm