Terrible News. Harry Patch, Britain's last Great War veteran, has died aged 111.

[Stealth Hunter]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hWde-t7zYV7atjRV2ETHGLQOm5BwD99LHD4O0

There are no more veterans who fought in actual combat from the war alive today.

Bye, Harry. We'll miss you.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01184/arts-graphics-2008_1184384a.jpg

[Respenus]

I first saw Harry Patch in the World War I in Colour documentary movies. His story touched me the most. I could not believe my senses, seeing this fragile, old man, with a barely comprehensible voice, speaking about the horrors in the trenches. There were others, yet the were old doing the "stiff upper lip" routine and one could not help himself but be touched by Harry's story.

This has been a horrible year for WWI veterans, loosing most which remain and now, the time of the First World War must pass into history, as there are almost none left who remember, but for the numerous records and historical accounts written by every historian who was touched by this great tragedy and us who will forever remember those who fought and died in the Great War.

According to the BBC, these are the last three survivors:
Claude Choules, 108 - British (lives in Australia)
John Babcock, 109 - Canadian
Frank Buckles, 108 - American

[Oberon]

A sad day indeed, we have a lot to be grateful to these guys for, and could have no idea what they went through.

RIP Harry :salute:

[Pwnerator]

Harry Patch truly impressed me.

RIP

[ubootcomrade]

RIP Harry, you were a true hero. :salute:

[mookiemookie]

According to the BBC, these are the last three survivors:
Claude Choules, 108 - British (lives in Australia)
John Babcock, 109 - Canadian
Frank Buckles, 108 - American

Wiki has a couple more...one unverified and one who joined past the Armistice:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_veterans_of_World_War_I

:salute: Sad to see the last of a generation go. R.I.P Harry.

[bookworm_020]

Sad to hear of the passing away of another age.:cry::cry:

Soon they will be all gone. WW2 vets are getting thin on the ground with Korean vets not far behind....

[Kptlt Thomsen]

Rest in Peace, Harry. You are a tribute to your generation. I salute you. Sir.:salute:

[Schroeder]

Sooner or later every episode of history comes to a point when no one is still alive to tell the tale. We should be thankful that someone like him was so long with us.:salute: