6/11/2017 0 Comments Gordon Brown Harry Patch![]() Harry Patch It was just 11 years ago, when he turned 100. The noblest of all the generations has left us, but they will never be forgotten,' said Gordon Brown. Harry Patch, the last surviving. Harry Patch, last surviving WWI trench veteran, dies. Obituary: Harry Patch Harry Patch Conscripted in 1917, Harry Patch fought at Passchendaele He was a plumber from Somerset, in many ways an unremarkable man, but Harry Patch became the last British survivor of the carnage of. Harry Patch, the last British army veteran of World War I, has died at 111, the nursing home where he lived said Saturday. True, we'll make the mother of all exceptions when the aviation industry dies a death. But we have to mark the passing of Harry Coover. An unsung hero of activists across the world. ![]() The man who invented superglue! His great invention has been used in protests in Gaza, against whaling, against the RBS bank and by Plane Stupid's Dan Glass when he superglued himself to Gordon Brown when he was prime minister in protests against plans for a third runway at Heathrow. You see, it's so convenient. Tuck a little into your pocket. The cops will never notice. And if they do they are stuck with the problem! If they don't - and they usually don't - Harry's invention allows an activist to stick it to the authorities at will. A little bit of glue can go a long way! And the authorities aren't likely to forget the day they encountered the sticky problem. Long after Gordon Brown has forgotten the precise details of his last speech, he'll remember the day a young man superglued himself to his suit. And what he was protesting about. Superglue has become a great tool in the the long line of creative protest that makes a serious point in a memorable way. ![]() ![]() Thanks Harry. Harry Coover - to give him his full title, Dr Harry Coover Jr - discovered superglue by accident. In 1. 95. 2 a researcher named Fred Joyner, who was working with Harry Coover at Eastman Kodak's laboratory in Tennessee, was looking for a temperature- resistant coating for jet cockpits. When he spread a compound between to lenses they became permanently bonded together. Joyner's initial reaction was panic at the loss of expensive lab equipment. But Harry Coover recognised the potential in the sticky adhesive, namely that it required no heat or pressure to bond, and so superglue was born. Since then it has been used to strengthen bridges, patch together internal organs of wounded soldiers in Vietnam and repair the engine of the space shuttle Discovery And of course it's been gold- dust for campaigners. Harry Coover - who was 9. Support Plane Stupid, support superglue, support the downfall of the aviation industry. He was raised in Combe Down, near Bath, and had been living at a care home in Wells, Somerset. The sole British survivor of the war is former seaman Claude Choules, who is aged 1. Perth, Australia. Harry Patch, last veteran of World War I, dies at 111. Britain's oldest surviving World War One veteran Harry Patch, 111, died yesterday. Harry Patch, last British survivor of First World War trenches, dies Harry Patch, the last British soldier to have served in the First World War trenches, has died at the age of 111. Harry Patch dies at 111; last British army veteran of World War I. Harry Patch, Britain's last. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the whole country would mourn 'the passing of a great man.'. Henry Allingham, who served in the navy and the RAF in WWI, died at the age of 1. The Queen said she was . The noblest of all the generations has left us, but they will never be forgotten. After six months he was sent to France but never saw action on the frontline. Claude Choules, 1. Royal Navy during World War I. Originally from Worcestershire, he now lives in Perth, Australia. He was a machine- gunner in the trenches and served as a private from June to September 1. Prince Charles spoke of the terrible conditions faced by soldiers during WWIMr Patch was at the time of his death the oldest man in Europe and the third oldest man in the world, according to the Ministry of Defence. He was married twice, first in 1. Hadley, Shropshire, to Ada which lasted 6. Jean when he was 8. He had two sons with Ada, Dennis and Roy, both of whom he outlived. From 2. 00. 3 he had a third partner, Doris, who lived in the same retirement home and died two years ago. His biographer Richard Van Emden said Mr Patch . He remembered all of those who died and suffered and every time he was honoured he knew it was for all of those who fought. Very polite and I would sum him up as a true gentleman. The Ministry of Defence said there would be a funeral cortege through Wells followed by a service at Wells Cathedral. The Fletcher House care home said in a statement it extended its deepest sympathies to Mr Patch's family and friends. Andrew Larpent, chief executive of Somerset Care, said Mr Patch died peacefully in his bed having been unwell for some time. He just quietly slipped away at 9am this morning.
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