Death Watch Beatle 41 Posted June 22, 2005 Well, whatever happened before has just happend again! DWB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest IYG Posted June 22, 2005 My head hurts from that length, there should be a limit to how much someone can write in one post and if there is a limit, make is smaller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teddy 21 Posted June 22, 2005 If they typed it all themselves, I am impressed, but I fear a copy and paste job. I am sure that a link to the forum all the info came from would have served the same purpose. And so, with the powers vested in me as a Moderator, anyone wishing to see all the info can check out the Victoria Cross forum. PS - I realise it makes the last couple of posts seem a little strange, but if you check out the forum thread, you will realise how much was posted! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted July 2, 2005 Aussie Vet Peter Casserly died couple a days ago 106, only 2 aussie WWI vets remain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted July 2, 2005 Aussie Vet Peter Casserly died couple a days ago 106, only 2 aussie WWI vets remain They seem to be fading awful quickly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted July 7, 2005 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004615.html Interesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Strangelove 14 Posted July 12, 2005 From the free (as in they can only give it away) paper Metro today: One of the last 13 surviving British veterans of World War I has died aged 108. Alfred Finnigan (pictured) was an artillery driver in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Although a bullet passed within centimetres of his head, his only was wound was a bite from a horse. Kathy Page, 73, said of her uncle from Carmarthen: 'The horrors he saw never left him.' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted July 13, 2005 his only war wound was a bite from a horse. Kathy Page, 73, said of her uncle from Carmarthen: 'The horrors he saw never left him.' I see his problem, I don't like horses either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,235 Posted July 13, 2005 I'm allergic to horses - do you suppose a horse bite could kill me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Four Horsemen 26 Posted July 13, 2005 That probably depends on where it bit......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josco 49 Posted July 13, 2005 That probably depends on where it bit......... Paris? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Strangelove 14 Posted July 13, 2005 That probably depends on where it bit......... Paris? No from my post, I presume it's the Somme. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jonathan Posted August 13, 2005 Does anyone have any idea how many German or Austrian soldiers of the Great War are still alive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,235 Posted August 14, 2005 I found a forum on WW1 survivors if anyone is interested. No idea why we are discussing this as they are not famous in the real sense of the word. By the way, DL is googles number 1 site when searching 'WW1 survivors' so you can expect a bunch of grumpy old ranters (if they can use a computer at that age). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jonathan Posted August 14, 2005 Thanks Tempus Fugit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted August 14, 2005 Does anyone have any idea how many German or Austrian soldiers of the Great War are still alive? None,the last old soldier to fight for the Kaiser was Charles Kuentz who died in April '05. further proof that the Nazis were a bunch of Kuentz.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 304 Posted August 14, 2005 I could point out that there weren't any "Nazis" in World War One, but I won't bother ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,235 Posted August 14, 2005 I could point out that there weren't any "Nazis" in World War One, but I won't bother ... Adolf Hitler and Ernest Rohm to name a few. The two highest ranking members of the German High Command, Ludendorff and Hindenburg, were Nazi sympathizers. Ludendorff especially. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,235 Posted August 14, 2005 Formed in 1919 if my memory serves me correctly, but some would argue that some aspects of Nazism in Germany existed long before the party was formed. The Nazis just took it a bit far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 14, 2005 I suspect that it would be headline (or near enough) headline news when it is learned that the last WWI veteren has died, probably in the next four or five years... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted August 15, 2005 I suspect that it would be headline (or near enough) headline news when it is learned that the last WWI veteren has died, probably in the next four or five years... Possible, although that doesn't make the person himself famous. When a plane crashes that makes headlines, and they often publish the pilot's name, but that wouldn't qualify the pilot for the DL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
