Funeral service held for WWI veteran Harry Patch . At one point he was sent to organize sanitary arrangements for soldiers at a camp near Yeovil , in southwest England , where he became friendly with some of the men . Patch died in Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 . Soldiers from Germany , Belgium , France and Britain attended funeral service . Friend said Patch 's motto was ` ` settle disputes by discussion , not war ''
Funeral service held for WWI veteran Harry Patch . Patch died in Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 . Soldiers from Germany , Belgium , France and Britain attended funeral service . Friend said Patch 's motto was ` ` settle disputes by discussion , not war ''