Harry Patch, age 110, one of two men left in the world to have fought on Western Front.
"Any one of them could have been me. Millions of men came to fight in this war and I find it incredible that I am the only one left."
Harry Patch was born in Combe Down in Somerset England on June 17th 1898. Conscripted into the British Army, he was posted with the 7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, serving as an assistant gunner in a Lewis Machine Gun section. From June 1917 to September 1917 (when he was injured by shell fire) Harry Patch served at the front during the Battle of Passchandaele. After the war Harry continuted his work as a plumber.
It wasn't until his 100th year that Harry Patch finally talked about his war time experiences. Since that time, he has even authored a book, "The Last Fighting Tommy" about his life, from his birth at the close of the 19th century to the First World War, and his life after (and it's a good read to!)
It wasn't until his 100th year that Harry Patch finally talked about his war time experiences. Since that time, he has even authored a book, "The Last Fighting Tommy" about his life, from his birth at the close of the 19th century to the First World War, and his life after (and it's a good read to!)
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