We have been hit again with the sad news of Harry Patch the last British WW1 Veteran in the UK to pass away. Farewell Harry. Last UK veteran of WWI trench battles dies at 111 - Yahoo! News
"The last survivor of the first world war trenches has died aged 111. "Harry Patch, knicknamed the ‘Last Tommy’, died peacefully at his care home in Wells, Somerset, at 9am this morning. "His death comes one week after that of fellow veteran Henry Allingham, then the world’s oldest man, at 113." 'Last Tommy' Harry Patch dies aged 111 - Times Online
Here as well. Harry Patch, pictured here on November 11, 2008, at an Armistice Day commemoration ceremony in London. Last British Army WWI veteran dead at 111 - CNN.com