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[Closed] RIP Harry Patch

 Drac
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For what you did we are eternally grateful.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/26/world-war-one-veteran-harry-patch-dies-aged-111


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 11:58 am
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Err, that's a couple of years old. My dad knew him and spoke at his funeral.


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 12:04 pm
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Well, I'm still grateful regardless


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 12:09 pm
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He revisited the Ypres battlefield and British and German war cemeteries, placing a wreath on a German grave. Patch fervently believed war was "organised murder". "It was not worth it," he said. "It was not worth one, let alone all the millions."


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 12:34 pm
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Apparently Lady Di has been in a car crash too... Not looking good...


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 12:36 pm
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Quick, get a Mod to erase this old news... oh... hang on.


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 12:38 pm
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My Dodo dealer's been desperately trying to get hold of me about my order, honestly not sure why.


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 12:40 pm
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Edit : Embed video fail on my part

Still have to pay my respects to Harry


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 12:43 pm
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//www.youtube.com/embed/-f_DPrSEOEo

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Posted : 01/08/2014 12:44 pm
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Crikey that was a quick embed picture put-down!


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 12:45 pm
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I try ๐Ÿ˜‰

The putdown was more about the thread in general, your fail was merely the icing on the failcake.


 
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[img] https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6983972096/h12992147/ [/img]


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 2:10 pm
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I'll be forever grateful to Harry and his chums regardless of how old the news of his death is.


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 2:14 pm
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I have no useful contribution to make??

RIP Harry and all the servicemen and women who have fallen for our country over the years.

In other news,

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Posted : 01/08/2014 2:35 pm
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charming. the RIP bit was the useful part.


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 2:35 pm
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I hear someone claims to have invented suspension for bicycles. How can that work?


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 2:39 pm
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I heard someone had put pedals on a dandyhorse!


 
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In other news, Troy is under siege. King Agamemnon released a statement saying that the war was totally unjustified and it was just a bit of harmless fun with Helen...


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 3:01 pm
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I hear someone claims to have invented suspension for bicycles. How can that work?

It's just marketing trying to sell you more bikes. Just a fad.


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 3:04 pm
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In other news the radio is reporting explosions in London ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 3:12 pm
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We're at war with Germany!?


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 4:04 pm
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This thread is full of spoilers!


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 4:55 pm
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Ooooh look, a long haired, beardy, fellow is giving a speach on that mound over there! He's providing fish sandwiches too!

I'll give it a miss though, can't be that important?


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 6:07 pm
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In other news, Troy is under siege. King Agamemnon released a statement saying that the war was totally unjustified and it was just a bit of harmless fun with Helen...
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Nicely done!


 
Posted : 01/08/2014 6:14 pm
 Drac
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Hmmm yes a better title next time. I was rushing out the door on a coming trip.

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Posted : 03/08/2014 7:27 am