the life of Harry Patch, last veteran of the trenches, 1898-2009
Harry Patch was the last surviving British soldier to have fought in the trenches of the First World War. His memoir chronicles his Edwardian childhood, fighting in the mud during the Battle of Passchendaele, working on the home front during World War II and his fame in life as his legacy grew. He died in 2009 at 111 years of age.
