Harry Patch | |
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![]() Harry Patch at age 109 | |
Born | Combe Down, Somerset, England | 17 June 1898
Died | 25 July 2009 Wells, Somerset, England | (aged 111)
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Years of service | 1916–1918 |
Rank | Private |
Unit | 7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Officer of the Légion d'honneur Knight of the Order of Leopold British War Medal Victory Medal 1939-45 Defence Medal National Service Medal Hors de combat Freedom of the City of Wells Honorary Master of Arts, Bristol |
Other work | Plumber, firefighter |
Henry "Harry" Patch (born 17 June 1898 - 25 July 2009) was a World War I veteran and the last soldier of the war to die who fought in the trenches.