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From: "John Wilson" <>
Subject: Re: Surviving Tommy's
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 19:31:52 +1300
References: <001301c5e3a4$b9aafe20$2fe286d4@YOUR4DA76A5CDD>


Yes, and a British Veteran in Greymouth, New Zealand:
(the only WWI veteran left in New Zealand).

Bob Rudd, res Greymouth, was in 9th Lancers.
In 2003 he was 101 so born c1902?

See also list of WWI Veterans (though he is not on it):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surviving_Veterans_of_the_First_World_War

Yours, John Wilson (New Zealand)

> I believe that five men still survive in the UK. There was an article
> a few weeks ago about them.
> Tomorrow (Tuesday) on BBC1 at 9pm there is 'The Last Tommy'
> which will no doubt answer the question though.
> I believe that it is on for two episodes.

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