Radiohead tribute to 'Last Tommy'

Rock group Radiohead have recorded a musical tribute to First World War veteran Harry Patch following his death aged 111.

Rock group Radiohead have recorded a musical tribute to First World War veteran Harry Patch following his death aged 111.

Mr Patch, who was known as the “Last Tommy”, served in the trenches as a private from June to September 1917 and fought in the bloody battle of Passchendaele in which more than 70,000 British troops died.

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