Return to the Trenches ; Exclusive Harry Patch, 109, the Last Tommy to Fight in World War One, Goes Back for First & Last Time
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THE old soldier is alone with his memories. Harry Patch, last of the brave, the only one left who fought in the trenches of World War One, has returned to the exact spot where he went into battle.
It is a unique moment. This is Harry's first visit to his battlefield - and it will be his last. It is one final salute to the ghosts of those young men who fought alongside him in the fury at Passchendaele from the one man who can remember it.See the full content of this document
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Return to the Trenches ; Exclusive Harry Patch, 109, the Last Tommy to Fight in World War One, Goes Back for First & Last Time
Ninety years ago, almost to the day, Harry was a teenager in uniform, about to be ordered over the top. He was just 19, barely more than a boy, and he was taking that terrible walk towards the enemy guns.
Today he is 109. Frail and in a wheelchair, but with his row of medals polished to a shine and the bright light of pride in his eyes. And occasionally, the faraway gaze of someone looking into a distant past.....See the full content of this document
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