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2009/07/19 10:08:31
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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[DCM]
Chief Deputy Sub Assistant Trainee Squig Handling Intern
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8157447.stm
So thats just one 'Tommy' left in the world now. Nothing but the utmost respect for this guy. Not only was he a man Britain could be proud of, but he had a seriously good innings! World War One was such a long time ago, I find it slightly surreal to think there are still men who fought kicking today.
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2009/07/19 10:22:54
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Amen to that.
sA
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My Loyalist P&M Log, Irkutsk 24th
"And what is wrong with their life? What on earth is less reprehensible than the life of the Levovs?"
- American Pastoral, Philip Roth
Oh, Death was never enemy of ours!
We laughed at him, we leagued with him, old chum.
No soldier's paid to kick against His powers.
We laughed - knowing that better men would come,
And greater wars: when each proud fighter brags
He wars on Death, for lives; not men, for flags. |
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2009/07/19 10:29:27
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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[DCM]
Chief Deputy Sub Assistant Trainee Squig Handling Intern
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The crazy thing for me is that death almost seems unfair for these guys. They gave so much, and suffered so horrendously essentially over nothing, and made it out alive. Somehow I feel they should get to live forever as their reward.
Daft I know, but hey!
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2009/07/19 10:33:59
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Australia (Recently ravaged by the Hive Fleet Ginger Overlord)
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Gotta admire the guy.
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Smacks wrote:
After the game, pack up all your miniatures, then slap the guy next to you on the ass and say.
"Good game guys, now lets hit the showers" 
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2009/07/19 10:38:16
Subject: Re:Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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Unbalanced Fanatic
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That guy lived through perhaps the most turbulent century and was still alive at the end of it.
My condolensces to his family.
The OC-D
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DT:90SGM+B++I+Pw40k04#+D++A++/areWD315R+t(M)DM+
4000 points of Cadian 33rd
English and Proud
http://forum.emergency-planet.com/ The other foum I post on
Playstation 3 Player
"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons" - Douglas MacArthur. |
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2009/07/19 10:40:34
Subject: Re:Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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[MOD]
Decrepit Dakkanaut
Cozy cockpit of an Archer ARC-5S
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Well, lemme dig up Bolt Thrower's "Those Once Loyal", the man deserves it.
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2009/07/19 10:40:53
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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Junior Officer with Laspistol
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Rest in peace brave soul,rest in peace.
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"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member."-Groucho Marx
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2009/07/19 12:42:51
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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Killer Klaivex
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What a guy. I can only imagine the horrors of fighting in WW1. He deserved more recognition. Still, 113 years old is quite a milestone for someone who's lived in such harsh times. I imagine the stress would have had a profound effect on a lot of other people.
Balls of steel, man. Balls of steel.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2009/07/19 12:43:29
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made. |
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2009/07/19 13:25:31
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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Battleship Captain
The Land of the Rising Sun
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Well, he was Royal Navy so not a walk in the park but times better that the abattoir in the trenches.
Godspeed.
M.
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Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though." |
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2009/07/19 17:09:48
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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Monster-Slaying Daemonhunter
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royal navy air and then RAF.
we must be running out of ww1 vets now.
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2009/07/19 18:29:48
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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[DCM]
Chief Deputy Sub Assistant Trainee Squig Handling Intern
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Just one left in Blighty Whatwhat.
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2009/07/19 18:33:33
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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Wing Commander
The home of the Alamo, TX
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It must be one hell of a morbid experience to be reminded that you're the "last of insert-blank-here".
Ah well RIP.
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2009/07/19 18:53:52
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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Thunderhawk Pilot Dropping From Orbit
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Atleast he had a long, hopefully happy life, unlike those in the trenches, gassed to death, ripped apart by barbed wire or ripped apart by artillery/ heavy machine gun.
RIP
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2009/07/20 00:21:44
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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Hangin' with Gork & Mork
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Can you imagine the changes he saw take place in his lifetime? It boggles the mind. In the news here when they reported it he was quoted as saying that the secret to his longetevity was "cigarettes, whiskey, and wild, wild women".
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Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
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2009/07/21 12:56:03
Subject: Another little bit of Britain has passed from our time.
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Ultramarine Land Raider Pilot on Cruise Control
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Can you believe that now it is history and no longer living memory?
R.I.P. Tommy
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Fatum Iustum Stultorum 
Started my Salamanders army