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Topic ID 4572
25/07/2009 by James007
Harry Patch - 17th June 1898 to 25th July 2009
The last man standing from the Great War has gone.
Rest in peace and thank you.
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Reply ID 65531
26/07/2009 by buzz
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Originally posted by James007
The last man standing from the Great War has gone.
Rest in peace and thank you.
And the Hertford/Policing connection is???
Reply ID 65532
26/07/2009 by James007
Nothing, apart from the fact that you wouldn't have not been able to post ^ if he hadn't done his shift with the rest of the brave men.
Reply ID 65533
26/07/2009 by buzz
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Originally posted by James007
Nothing, apart from the fact that you wouldn't have not been able to post ^ if he hadn't done his shift with the rest of the brave men.
I applaud your sentiments, and indeed, my grandfather was wounded twice in the trenches in the first World War.......but the death of Harry Patch still has nothing to do with Hertford specifically.
Reply ID 65534
26/07/2009 by James007
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Originally posted by buzz
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Originally posted by James007
Nothing, apart from the fact that you wouldn't have not been able to post ^ if he hadn't done his shift with the rest of the brave men.
I applaud your sentiments, and indeed, my grandfather was wounded twice in the trenches in the first World War.......but the death of Harry Patch still has nothing to do with Hertford specifically.
Like I said, it doesn't directly. Indirectly, it does. Henry Patch and his mates allowed me to do this.
Mr Admin will probably decide on the future of this thread.
Reply ID 65535
26/07/2009 by buzz
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Originally posted by James007
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Originally posted by buzz
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Originally posted by James007
Nothing, apart from the fact that you wouldn't have not been able to post ^ if he hadn't done his shift with the rest of the brave men.
I applaud your sentiments, and indeed, my grandfather was wounded twice in the trenches in the first World War.......but the death of Harry Patch still has nothing to do with Hertford specifically.
Like I said, it doesn't directly. Indirectly, it does. Henry Patch and his mates allowed me to do this.
Mr Admin will probably decide on the future of this thread.
"Harry Patch and his mates" Yes, some of his 'mates' were probably from Hertford, so why not concentrate on them. The fact that Harry Patch survived until he was 113 years old is to be applauded. But what of those 17,18,19 yr olds that didn't? Being the oldest survivor doesn't make him particularly special. The special ones are those who died so young.
Reply ID 65537
26/07/2009 by James007
You have a nice day buzz.
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