Henry John Patch, dubbed in his later years "the Last Fighting Tommy", was an English supercentenarian, briefly the oldest man in Europe, and the last surviving trench combat soldier of the First World War from any country. Wikipedia
Born: June 17, 1898, Combe Down, United Kingdom
Died: July 25, 2009 (age 111 years), Wells, United Kingdom
Spouse: Doris Whittaker (m. 1998–2007), Kathleen Alice Joy (m. 1982–1989), and Ada Emily Billington (m. 1919–1976)
Buried: August 6, 2009, St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe, United Kingdom
Books: The last fighting Tommy
Parents: William John Patch and Elizabeth Ann Morris
Battles/wars: First World War: Western Front > Battle of Passchendaele (WIA)
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