In Memory of Harry Patch

This video is a tribute to Harry Patch, the last British veteran of the First World War, and the last man to have seen action in the trenches at Passchendaele (also called the Third Battle of Ypres). Harry died this summer and will be buried on the 6 of August 2009.

The song is called Harry Patch (in memory of) by Radiohead. Radiohead's frontman, Thom Yorke, was inspired to write the song after hearing a radio interview by Harry in 2005. the lyrics (based on Harry's own words) are:

"I am the only one that got through
The others died where ever they fell
It was an ambush
They came up from all sides
Give your leaders each a gun and then let them fight it out themselves
I've seen devils coming up from the ground
I've seen hell upon this earth
The next will be chemical but they will never learn."

The song can be downloaded from the Radiohead website at:

http://download.waste.uk.com/Store/did.html

All proceeds will go to the Royal British Legion.

Harry's autobiography (assisted by Richard Van Emden) called 'The Last Fighting Tommy' is published by Bloomsbury Books (2007). It's worth reading.

Видео In Memory of Harry Patch канала Toyotomi