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Jeneral2885 Donating Member (598 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-11 04:47 AM
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Last British male WWI veteran dies
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/LastBritishMaleWwiVeteranDies.htm
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-11 04:42 PM
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1. RIP. That was a long life.
Interesting that he turned against all war (the things he'd seen could have done that!) and rejected the celebrations of ANZAC day.
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non sociopath skin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-11 06:34 AM
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2. Fascinating.
Still hard to believe that we're only 3 years away from the centenary of the Great War.

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