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Originally Posted by katex
Is that the last Bernard ? Just heard a little that he refused to talk about his time in the trenches, but then did make some record later ... will be interesting to read.
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He was the last first world war veteran who was in the trenches.He talked about the trenches later in his life. But I believe it was only after he turned 100.
I think I'm right in saying that there's only one British first world war veteran left, and he lives in Australia aged 108. He was in the navy