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4 unusual facts about Harry Patch


Gertrude Noone

The honorary title of oldest known living military veteran passed to Gertrude Noone on July 25, 2009, following the death of British World War I veteran Harry Patch.

Imperial Vengeance

2010 saw the band begin outlining ideas for a second album, and in July issued a DVD that not only featured videos for both "6th Airborne Division" and "Night Boat to Cairo", but also included the filmed footage of the recording session with Harry Patch It was also announced that the title for this next work would be "Black Heart Of Empire" and would feature an appearance from the soprano Lori Lewis (Therion).

Voce Chamber Choir

In March 2009, Voce performed the London premiere of Peter Maxwell Davies’ setting of the poem β€˜The Five Acts of Harry Patch’, by poet laureate Andrew Motion, accompanied by the London Mozart Players.

Wills Memorial Building

Harry Patch, World War One veteran who also worked on the building, re-unveiled the now clean building.


Tommy Atkins

On 25 July 2009, the death of the last "Tommy" from World War I, Harry Patch (at 111 the oldest man in the United Kingdom and also in Europe), left Claude Choules as the last serviceman of the British forces in World War I.


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