Thousands pay tribute to last WWI veteran

Thousands of British people lined the streets today to watch the funeral procession of the last veteran of the First World War trenches.

Thousands of British people lined the streets today to watch the funeral procession of the last veteran of the First World War trenches.

Harry Patch, 111, who did not want a state funeral, was being honoured at a service at Wells Cathedral, in Somerset.

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