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Events on Saturday 25 July 2009 1
1898 – 2009Harry Patch (1898-2009)Died 25 July 2009, aged 111Patch was the last surviving combat soldier of the First World War to have served in the trenches, having fought at the Battle of Passchendaele. He rarely spoke publicly about the war until his nineties, later becoming a prominent voice for peace. His death was marked by a memorial service at Wells Cathedral.