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Who was the oldest surviving soldier from World War I?
Henry John "Harry" Patch (17 June 1898 - 25 July 2009) - known as "the Last Fighting Tommy" - was a British supercentenarian, briefly the oldest man in Europe, and the last surviving soldier to have fought in the trenches of the First World War.[1] Patch was, with Claude Choules and Florence Green, one of the last three surviving British veterans of the First World War and, along with Frank Buckles and John Babcock, one of the last five veterans worldwide.At the time of his death, aged 111 years, 38 days, Patch was the verified third-oldest man in the world, the oldest man in Europe and the 68th oldest man.
Who was the last surviving world war 1 verteran?
Veteran*
Who are the last 3 suvivors from world war 1?
Henry Allingham, 112, who was in the air service, Harry Patch, 110, the last British survivor of the trench war, and Royal Navy veteran Bill Stone, 108.
Surviving US veterans of World War I?
There are no surviving US Veterans of World War 1 now. Think about it most of them were born in 1899. They would be 111 years old if they were alive today.
Surviving US NAVY veterans of World War 2?
two thousand
How did harry patch get through the world war?
He lived!
Who was the oldest surviving soldier from World War I?
Henry John "Harry" Patch (17 June 1898 - 25 July 2009) - known as "the Last Fighting Tommy" - was a British supercentenarian, briefly the oldest man in Europe, and the last surviving soldier to have fought in the trenches of the First World War.[1] Patch was, with Claude Choules and Florence Green, one of the last three surviving British veterans of the First World War and, along with Frank Buckles and John Babcock, one of the last five veterans worldwide.At the time of his death, aged 111 years, 38 days, Patch was the verified third-oldest man in the world, the oldest man in Europe and the 68th oldest man.
Who is harry patch?
Harry Patch (who turns 111 this year) is a British WWI veteran and one of six surviving veterans of World War I. The other five are: *Henry Allingham (113 - British) *John Babcock (109 - served in the Canadian Army; lives in the USA) *Frank Buckles (108 - American) *John Campbell Ross (110 - Australian) *Claude Choules (108 - served in the British Army; lives in Australia) There is at least one more claim, Douglas Terrey (106), although there are no surviving records to verify his claims.
Harry patchwas thelast surviving soldier to have fought in the trenches of World War 1 which country was he from?
"Patch was, withClaude Choules, one of the last two surviving British veterans of the First World War, and along with Frank Buckles and John Babcock, one of the last four worldwide." According to his wikipedia page *i posted some above* he's from Britain. He was born in Somerset which i believe to be a state, but I'm not sure.
How old was Harry Patch when he joined world war 1?
he was 18. he celebrated his 19th birthday in the trenches
Who is patch?
Harry Patch (who turns 111 this year) is a British WWI veteran and one of six surviving veterans of World War I. The other five are: *Henry Allingham (113 - British) *John Babcock (109 - served in the Canadian Army; lives in the USA) *Frank Buckles (108 - American) *John Campbell Ross (110 - Australian) *Claude Choules (108 - served in the British Army; lives in Australia) There is at least one more claim, Douglas Terrey (106), although there are no surviving records to verify his claims.
How many ocelots are currently surviving in the world?
The ocelot is considered still common, many thousands exist in the wild, listed as a species of least concern.
Are there any people alive today who fought in ww1?
no, the last hero of world war one died in 2009, Harry Patch
Are there any World War 1 soldiers living today?
no. the last trench soldier was harry patch. died at the age of 111
In 2007 how many World War 1 veterans are alive?
Sir Henry Allingham is still alive I think and Harry Patch possibly.
What movie and television projects has Harry Patch been in?
Harry Patch has: Played himself in "Channel 4 News" in 1982. Played himself in "Inside Out" in 2002. Played Himself - Veteran of WW I in "World War 1 in Colour" in 2003. Played himself in "World War 1 in Colour" in 2003. Played himself in "The Last Tommy" in 2005.
What medals did harry patch own?
Harry Patch received eight medals.For his service in the First World War he received the british-war-medaland the victory-medal-united-kingdom.harry-patchIn 1998, as a surviving veteran of the First World War who had fought for the Allies in France and Flanders, the President of the Republic of France appointed Patch a Knight of the l-gion-d-honneur. The award was presented to Patch on his 101st birthday. On 9 March 2009, Patch was appointed an Officer of the Légion d'honneur by the French Ambassador at his nursing home in Somerset.harry-patchOn 7 January 2008, albert-ii-of-belgium, conferred upon Patch the award of order-of-l-opold. He received the award from Jean-Michel Veranneman de Watervliet, Belgium's Ambassador to the United Kingdom at a ceremony in the Ambassador's residence in London on 22 September 2008, which coincidentally was the 91st anniversary of the day he was wounded-in-action-1, and three of his closest friends killed.harry-patchAt the end of the Second World War, Patch was awarded the defence-medal-united-kingdom. This medal was subsequently lost and, on 20 September 2008, at a ceremony at Bath Fire Station, Patch was presented with a replacement medal.harry-patchPatch also received two commemorative medals: the national-service-medal-united-kingdomand the hors-de-combatmedal, which signifies outstanding bravery of servicemen and women who have sustained wounds or injury in the line of duty.In accordance with his wishes, Harry Patch's medals are now on display at the duke-of-cornwall-s-light-infantryin bodmin.harry-patchRead more: harry-patch
