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
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