Last known ww1 veteran dies

al28283

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10205174

The guy launched seaplanes from carriers to protect against zeppelin attacks.
Another era altogether

Buceph

:salute:

danniemcq

with all the war and terror these days in war its almost comical to think of pretty much big balloons on bombing runs.

some differnce in a century of warfare

Guill

Is he the guy reponsible for this?

Awesome album Cover




If so, he rocked.......Hard.

WindSock

Sounds like he enjoyed his service anyway. In the navy, not his funeral...

Duggy747

If you've ever seen plastic surgery pictures of WW1 soldiers you can see the true horror of that war through their brutal disfigurements. Plus how much plastic surgery has come along too when they had different techniques of fixing their faces.

Still, he outlived everyone from that war.

SirLemonhead

Guill wrote: »

Is he the guy reponsible for this?

Awesome album Cover




If so, he rocked.......Hard.

The Hindenburg disaster where 35 German civilians died? eh...no

LondonIrish90

danniemcq wrote: »

with all the war and terror these days in war its almost comical to think of pretty much big balloons on bombing runs.

some differnce in a century of warfare

Even stranger, the loss of just one or two soldiers is (quite rightly) mourned by western nations during contemporary warfare. To think how sickening it must have been for those at home when thousands were dying per day at the height of the war, is just impossible. The figures and statistics don't really mean much to us nowadays, as the majority of us can never really understand what effect half a million deaths would have on a country.

Guill

SirLemonhead wrote: »

The Hindenburg disaster where 35 German civilians died? eh...no

Therefore he did not rock......unfortunate.

sensibleken

RIP. that war was one of the worst if not thee worst episode in humanities history. millions of lives lost over what was little more than a family spat. complete insanity.

Redlion

LondonIrish90 wrote: »

Even stranger, the loss of just one or two soldiers is (quite rightly) mourned by western nations during contemporary warfare. To think how sickening it must have been for those at home when thousands were dying per day at the height of the war, is just impossible. The figures and statistics don't really mean much to us nowadays, as the majority of us can never really understand what effect half a million deaths would have on a country.

Never thought I'd be qouting Stalin but he summed up your point well.


"The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic."

WindSock

Probably the last war to be fought on horse back too.

goose2005

Actually the last veteran is still alive - Florence Green (b. 1901) of the women's RAF who worked as an officers' mess steward. Although she didn't fight, she was still an enlisted member of the military and counts as a veteran.

btw, the last Irish veteran was Thomas Shaw (1899-2002) of Belfast who fought at Messines, Ypres, and Passchendaele.

Hookah

WindSock wrote: »

Probably the last war to be fought on horse back too.

That would be the Battle of Smithfield, 2011.

amacachi

WindSock wrote: »

Probably the last war to be fought on horse back too.

Haven't been to a League of Ireland match lately then? :pac:


It's a strange thing to think about, that that war is now as good as out of living memory. Hopefully something as ridiculous won't enter living memory again.

Guill

amacachi wrote: »

Haven't been to a League of Ireland match lately then? :pac:


It's a strange thing to think about, that that war is now as good as out of living memory. Hopefully something as ridiculous won't enter living memory again.

When is the last time you turned on a TV?

amacachi

Guill wrote: »

When is the last time you turned on a TV?

About 6 or 7 months ago after a power outage. Don't turn it off so don't need to turn it off.

clln

amacachi wrote: »

About 6 or 7 months ago after a power outage. Don't turn it off so don't need to turn it off.

but amacachi don't you know there is a black-out?

Whats with the OP who was the person who highlighted this only getting two thanks but the first responder getting many more

DEFTLEFTHAND

Wow, its amazing to think that the last living link to the first World War has gone.

Stained Class

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Wow, its amazing to think that the last living link to the first World War has gone.

End of an era alright.

Still, the war finished some 93 years ago though.

RIP CLAUDE.

KeithAFC

RIP Volunteer. Quis separabit.