Funeral of WW1 veteran.

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  1. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    BBC NEWS | England | Funeral of World War I veteran

    The funeral of William Stone, the World War I veteran who died aged 108, is due to be held in Oxfordshire later. He joined the Royal Navy on his birthday in 1918 and served on ships through both world wars until 1945.
     
    Peter Clare, Jan 29, 2009
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  2. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    He deserves a really good send off.

    RIP William Stone :poppy:

    Tom
     
    Smudger Jnr, Jan 29, 2009
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  3. soren1941

    soren1941 Living in Ypres

    God Bless him, I'd forgotten his WW2 service, did I detect a slight Northern Irish accent?
     
    soren1941, Jan 29, 2009
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  4. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

    I saw the poor man's funeral servcie on TV this afternoon , very sad to see these remarkable men answering the last call.
    We are the poorer with their passing.
     
    James S, Jan 29, 2009
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  5. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    He was described on R4 today as being the last veteran of both world wars 'living in this country'.
    Does anyone know who the others are, living abroad?
     
    von Poop, Jan 29, 2009
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  6. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    He was described on R4 today as being the last veteran of both world wars 'living in this country'.
    Does anyone know who the others are, living abroad?


    Think by elimination it is this man born England, living in Australia
    Claude Choules - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
     
    dbf, Jan 29, 2009
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  7. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Cheers Bill :cheers:

    :poppy:
     
    Drew5233, Jan 29, 2009
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  8. militarycross

    militarycross Very Senior Member

    Stand Easy, Laddie. Mission completed. :poppy: RIP :poppy:
     
    militarycross, Jan 30, 2009
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