sweet soul
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Post by sweet soul on Jan 29, 2009 8:28:02 GMT
One of our very last WW1 veterans. Funeral takes place today.
See skynews
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Post by jonren on Jan 29, 2009 8:42:28 GMT
" William Stone - known as Bill - was from Watlington inOxfordshire. He died on January 10 aged 108."
Men like him secured our future.
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sushimo
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Post by sushimo on Jan 29, 2009 9:12:29 GMT
Not many left now from WW1, amazing to think that some are still alive tbh.
I have all the documents/medals from a relative who was with the RN back then, he was born in 1899, and enlisted at the start of the war in 1914. He was invalided out after the war with shrapnel, but lived to 1970. I loved listening to him reminiscing - I wonder what he would think of our world now?
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Post by jonren on Jan 29, 2009 9:40:53 GMT
My dad was born 1897 and served throughout WW1 with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (The ladies from hell, the Germans called them). He did not speak much about it except to say than waking up in his trench with rats chewing at his socks, was dreadful.
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Post by puffin on Jan 29, 2009 18:34:22 GMT
Rest in peace, Bill. You were a good 'un.
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Post by jonren on Jan 29, 2009 18:39:29 GMT
Just watched his funeral on BBC1. Very moving. Full military honours.
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Post by lawrence on Jan 29, 2009 18:58:12 GMT
Why hasn't Bertus come on here to disparage this guys memory yet ?
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sweet soul
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Post by sweet soul on Jan 29, 2009 20:53:50 GMT
Jonren, i saw some of it too. He was the last tommy to have served in both world wars. The remaining harry and henry served in ww1. Bill was from a great generation of ppl :-)
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Post by sweet soul on Jan 29, 2009 20:56:36 GMT
Unselfish men. He deserved his special funeral.
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Post by Libby on Jan 29, 2009 20:59:58 GMT
I saw it too and it touched my heart. There is a humbleness in WW1 and WW2 veterans that is quite breathtaking. They saw such terrors and endured hell in the trenches to give us the lives we have today. We have freedom thanks to them. God rest his soul. I hope he and the other veterans get rewarded in Heaven.   |
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Post by grizzley on Jan 29, 2009 21:14:48 GMT
Any video coverage of this soldiers funeral. We are bit isolated here in the colonies. I visited a number of the battle sites in north west France on my vacations there. Unbelievable what they went through. My deepest respects.
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Post by Libby on Jan 29, 2009 21:17:42 GMT
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Post by johnh on Jan 30, 2009 22:21:25 GMT
god rest your soul bill we are here to today through the likes of you
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Post by Foxy1 on Jan 30, 2009 22:42:51 GMT
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