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WW1 Veteran celebrates his 109th birthday.
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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** | Report | 17 Jun 2007 11:14 |
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Happy Birthday Harry Patch. |
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Tin Fields | Report | 17 Jun 2007 11:17 |
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Oh Bless, Many Happy Returns Harry Patch My goodness this gent has seen an awful lot of changes! |
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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** | Report | 17 Jun 2007 11:24 |
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From BBC website The last known surviving British veteran of the World War I trenches is celebrating his 109th birthday. Harry Patch from Wells, Somerset, will have lunch with friends and family before returning to Fletcher House Residential Home for a party. Mr Patch served with the Duke of Cornwall's light infantry and saw action in the bloody Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. 'There's no secret to enjoying a long life, just live a clean life,' he said. Mr Patch was called up for service when he working as an 18-year-old apprentice plumber in Bath. Friends killed Shortly afterwards he fought at Passchendaele, where more than 70,000 soldiers died in three months. Heavy rain coincided with the opening assault producing thick, clinging mud. Sharing his experience of the battle, Mr Patch said: 'It was mud, mud and more mud mixed together with blood.' During the fighting Mr Patch was badly wounded and three of his best friends were killed when a shell exploded nearby. 'My remembrance day is on 22 September when I lost three mates,' he said. |
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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** | Report | 17 Jun 2007 11:28 |
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It suddenly occurred to me he lost his 3 friends nearly 90 years ago. He's lived in 3 Centuries! |
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Cumbrian Caz~**~ | Report | 17 Jun 2007 11:48 |
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Happy birthday Harry, and amazing, courageous man, God bless you and your fallen mates, Thanks Lesley, Caz xxxxx |
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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** | Report | 17 Jun 2007 12:05 |
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It's so sad isn't it. My nan lived through the 2nd world war. To this day she cannot listen to a certain song as it reminds her of a man she worked with in the fireservice that died. |
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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** | Report | 17 Jun 2007 17:03 |
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Nudge. |
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