- The last of three (9 Nov 2008) surviving British veterans of the First World War. The last to have served in the trenches.
- Oxford group Radiohead composed and recorded a song "Harry Patch (In memory of)". Money from downloads of the song were donated to the Royal British Legion.
- In addition to the people who attended his funeral at Wells Cathedral on 6 August 2009, many thousands more watched the ceremony on screens erected on the Cathedral Green outside. Harry had specifically invited representatives of Germany to his funeral, in a spirit of reconciliation.
- Mr. Patch's funeral was at Wells cathedral on Thursday 6th August 2009, followed by a private family burial.
- Britain's last survivor of the trenches of WWI.
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