« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: WWI and WWII veteran William Stone passes on  (Read 1286 times)

Iain

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 3,490
WWI and WWII veteran William Stone passes on
« on: January 12, 2009, 04:59:59 PM »
One of only four surviving British veterans of World War I has died at the age of 108.

William Stone, from Watlington in Oxfordshire, was the last British serviceman to have seen active duty in both world wars.

....

The other known remaining British veterans of World War I are 112-year-old Henry Allingham and 110-year-old Harry Patch, who both live in Britain, and 107-year-old Claude Choules who lives in Australia.

More at link - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/7824999.stm
Report to moderator   Logged
I do not like, when with me play, and I think that you also

Cromlech

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 1,402
  • English bloke
Re: WWI and WWII veteran William Stone passes on
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2009, 06:18:54 PM »
Sad to hear it. WWI was a whole lifetime ago, but really, not that long ago. Not in the grand scheme of things.
Report to moderator   Logged
When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt, run in little circles, wave your arms and shout!
Pages: [1]
« previous next »