Summary
HARRY PATCH, the last British soldier to have fought in the trenches of the First World War, was staunchly anti-war.
Mr Patch was a machinegunner in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and fought during the Battle of Passchendaele, in Ypres, which claimed the lives of more than 70,000 soldiers.See the full content of this document
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Obituary ; Harry Patch
He served in the trenches as a private from June to September, 1917.
Born on June 17, 1898, Mr Pa...See the full content of this document
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