Harry Patch , dead at 111 , was last British survivor of World War One trench warfare . Patch was seriously wounded in Ypres , Belgium , in 1917 at Battle of Passchendaele . He died on the battlefield and his body was never recovered. Former soldier gradually opened up about his experiences in final years of life .
Harry Patch , dead at 111 , was last British survivor of World War One trench warfare . Patch was seriously wounded in Ypres , Belgium , in 1917 at Battle of Passchendaele . Patch `` tried to suppress memories and to live as normal a life as possible '' Former soldier gradually opened up about his experiences in final years of life .