The Last Tommy. Aged 111

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So said,and so soon after Henry.
When I was young so many people I knew had been associated with the Great war,they've all gone now.

Harry fought a great fight to survive so long,now he's reunited with family and friends of yore.
God bless,RIP.

One thing I've noticed with all the WW1 'Tommy's' or 'Diggers' is that although they attend celebrations for their fallen comrades they are usually reluctant to discuss the horrors they witnessed in battle.

Harry Patch apparently refused to discuss WW1 for 50 years and called war "organised murder".

Not sure where he fought but obviously here in Oz the invasion of Gallipoll-in a country I can't recall had ever done harm to the UK or Australia, is something that is remembered every year on Anzac Day.

That was 'organised murder' due to the incompetence of British generals who were still then being chosen on the class system.

Even more incredible is that the Turks not only maintain friendly relations with both countries-they treat Gallipolli Cove as a revered site for all who died from all countries.

The last remaining WW1 veteren is Claude Choules, 108, who lives in Perth, Australia, and served with the Royal Navy.

Can anyone recall what was achieved in WW1 ? ( apart from it possibly leading to WW2)

Yet nearly 100 years later we still have men like Blair and Bush (amongst others) sending the young off to be slaughtered in the crazy notion that at some future date when even they have passed on , their 'legacy' will be recognised.

How do these people sleep so well at night?.Especially when I shudder when I recall how my father's arm broke in a minor car accident caused by me when he was teaching me to drive when I was 16 (mind you-he took the opportunity to have 6 weeks paid sick leave and was delighted !)