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Harry Patch

Henry John Patch (17 June 1898 – 25 July 2009), dubbed in his later years "the Last Fighting Tommy", was an English supercentenarian, briefly the oldest man in Europe, and the world's last surviving trench combat soldier of the First World War. Patch was not the longest-surviving soldier of the First World War, but he was the fifth-longest-surviving…

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Awards
See medals
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Born
Henry John Patch (1898-06-17)17 June 1898 Combe Down, Somerset, England
Branch
British Army British Expeditionary Force · British Expeditionary Force
Buried
St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe
Children
2

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Early life

First World War

Personal life

The Last Fighting Tommy

Death

Legacy

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Harry Patch

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Harry Patch

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related to First World War · 31
Harry Patch → Armistice, Battalion, Battle, British Army, Cornwall's Light Infantry, December, Duke, During, England, First World War, France, Germany, He, In October, Isle, June, Lewis, November, Passchendaele, Patch
related to Early life · 21
Harry Patch → Bath, Census, Combe Down, Elizabeth Ann, England, Fonthill, Fonthill Cottage, George, George Frederick, Gladstone Road, He, His, Longevity, Morris, Patch, Patch's, Somerset, The, William, William John Patch
related to Death · 17
Harry Patch → British, Europe, First World War, Fletcher House, Henry Allingham, His, July, Patch, Prince Charles, RAF, RNAS, Service, Somerset, The, The Royal Air Force, The Royal Naval Air, Today
related to External links · 17
Harry Patch → BBC, BBC Radio, Daily Telegraph ObituaryGuardian ObituaryBBC, Find, Grave, Harry Patch's, IMDbHarry Patch, In, Memory, Michael Browne, News, Obituary, Patch, Patch's, Radiohead, Royal Marine Commando, Today
Conflicts · 3
Harry Patch → Battle of Passchendaele (WIA), First World War, Western Front Battle of Passchendaele (WIA)
Spouses · 3
Harry Patch → Ada Billington (m. 1919; d. 1976), Doris Whittaker (1998; d. 2007), Kathleen Joy (m. 1982; d. 1989)
Branch · 2
Harry Patch → British Army British Expeditionary Force, British Expeditionary Force
Allegiance · 1
Harry Patch → United Kingdom
Awards · 1
Harry Patch → See medals
Born · 1
Harry Patch → Henry John Patch (1898-06-17)17 June 1898 Combe Down, Somerset, England

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Harry PatchAllegianceUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Harry PatchAwardsSee medals1.00infobox
Harry PatchBornHenry John Patch (1898-06-17)17 June 1898 Combe Down, Somerset, England1.00infobox
Harry PatchBranchBritish Army British Expeditionary Force1.00infobox
Harry PatchBranchBritish Expeditionary Force1.00infobox
Harry PatchBuriedSt Michael's Church, Monkton Combe1.00infobox
Harry PatchChildren21.00infobox
Harry PatchConflictsFirst World War1.00infobox
Harry PatchConflictsWestern Front Battle of Passchendaele (WIA)1.00infobox
Harry PatchConflictsBattle of Passchendaele (WIA)1.00infobox
Harry PatchDied(2009-07-25)25 July 2009 (aged 111 years, 38 days) Wells, Somerset, England1.00infobox
Harry PatchRankLance corporal Private (after demotion)1.00infobox
Harry PatchService number292951.00infobox
Harry PatchService years1916–19181.00infobox
Harry PatchSpousesAda Billington (m. 1919; d. 1976)1.00infobox
Harry PatchSpousesKathleen Joy (m. 1982; d. 1989)1.00infobox
Harry PatchSpousesDoris Whittaker (1998; d. 2007)1.00infobox
Harry PatchUnitDuke of Cornwall's Light Infantry1.00infobox

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