Last Men Standing - Last Known Survivors of Famous Battles

The last survivors of famous battles, from the Charge of the Light Brigade to World War I. They all lived incredibly long lives, outliving all their contemporaries to become, quite literally, living history.
Dr. Mark Felton is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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[@herbertmarshal]

In 1947 I was a 4th of July parade in Huntington Beach,CA. I was 5 years old and remember watching hundreds of WW1 and WW2 Vets marching by. My Grandfater took me to a ancient old man and told to shake his hand. He had fought at the Battle of Gettysburg...

[@wanderer7755]

That’s a great memory to have from your childhood well done Dad

[@Brave_Sir_Robin]

Wow

[@e-curb]

@@Brave_Sir_Robin .. x 2

[@xiaoka]

@@davidb2206 there are still cases of mass movements of people like this, refugees from Haiti, Cuba, Vietnam, Afghanistan, southern border, etc. but they’re all processed out of site and dispersed across the country, etc. you’ll hopefully never have that many concentrated in one place again.

[@redwatch1100]

Incredible.

[@richardwest6358]

As a taxi driver in Wells, where Harry Patch lived in a Care Home, I was privileged to drive him on many occasions. He was invariably chatty and glad to get out and about. He always remembered my name and asked about my family. He loved a run to a nearby pub for his favourite fish & chips! He was loved and appreciated at his residence and was very popular with the ladies and staff. There is a beautiful commemorative stone outside the Wells Museum next to the Cathedral. A true gentleman who hated War.

[@tacomas9602]

That is AWESOME. thank you sir

[@oldcremona]

Amazing and heart warming, thanks for sharing.

[@MikeJBeebe]

You win the internet today my friend!

[@dementedsheep98]

One of Harry's relatives is on the the war memorial in the Firs Field which is in the village of Combe Down where he grew up.

[@YouTubeuser55555]

No luck catchin them swans then

[@GeneralSmitty91]

I remember watching WWI in Colour when I was a teenager and Harry Patch saying, "Any man who tells you he went over the top and wasn't scared is a damned liar." Still gives me chills to this day.

[@peterkilbridge6523]

Everyone has fear; it's nothing to be ashamed of. Bravery is OVERCOMING one's natural fear and it is not always easy!

[@mattmc5069]

My grandpa was a sergeant in WW2 he mostly trained new pilots. I remember one day being at the hospital with him while my grandma was getting tests done. This was in the mid 1990s. Then a man approached my grandpa and asked if his name was Herman? He said it was and then the man introduced himself and it turns out he served under my grandpa during the war, he was one of the many new pilots he trained. My grandpa's eyes lit up and they talked for about an hour as he remembered him. I think that was the coolest thing ever seeing a mini WW2 reunion in of all places a hospital waiting room.

[@seattlesix9953]

While leaving my local drug store I’d found a wallet just outside the door. Upon inspection there was the DOD blue retirement ID card for a Rear Admiral who lived about a mile away. Promptly returning his effects after introductions, he told me about standing on the deck of the Battleship Missouri as a young lieutenant for the formal surrender of Japanese forces in Tokyo Bay. A decade later I found myself on the same deck at Pearl Harbor and meeting someone present at a defining moment in history leaves a mark on you.

[@jvleasure]

Very cool. I've got the Mighty Mo's XO's Naval Academy uniform.

[@shawnr771]

I met a man before he passed who jumped with 101st at Normandy and in Holland.

[@jvleasure]

@@shawnr771 legends. First USS Indianapolis survivor I met, I was speechless. All I could do was shake his hand. Second one I met, I actually spoke.

[@shawnr771]

@@jvleasure During my Army time in the late 80s. There was a group of us who were introduced to the units battalion commander during Operation Cobra LTC Matt Urban MOH. 2/60th Infantry.

[@jvleasure]

@@shawnr771 if ever a generation deserved immortality. If you're anywhere near SE Ohio when the last WWII vet goes, I've got some prewar whiskey I'd share.

[@oligultonn]

My great uncle was 16 at the time and was a watchman on a fishing trawler fishing about 200km south-west-west of Sandgerði in western Iceland. He was on watch at about 6am on the 24th of May 1941. Around that time over the wind and noise of the waves the men on deck could hear a faint explosion, it was faint but just loud enough to make out an explosion. He learned about 2 days later that the HMS Hood had been sunk around 150km west of their location and that explosion he heard was the blast that sunk the HMS Hood.

[@Zebred2001]

My father was on a troop ship heading for India in May 1941. HMS Hood was the escort. She rode beautifully through the swells while the troop ship did not. One morning it was noticed that she had left. She was on her way to her fateful encounter with Bismarck.

[@gb3007]

My gt grandfather was based at HMS Baldur in Iceland at that time.

[@oligultonn]

@@gb3007 god bless him, we in Iceland are pretty happy that the British came before the Germans!

[@oligultonn]

@@Zebred2001 God bless him for serving his country! This is the only bit of history or major battle my great uncle came close to during the war other then seeing distant AAA fire at some German reconnaissance aircraft while on land.

[@AccessDenied20078]

That must of been so eerie. Eerie is the best word I can describe the feeling as. It’s one thing to be in…say Europe and see personally the fighting or seeing troops and war machines on the daily. But to be on the horizon of battles and no really see anything. Everything is normal then you hear distant explosions from famous battles or see the rounds of gunfire (in this case AAA) once then never agine. Eerie is just the best feeling I could describe.

[@estellemelodimitchell8259]

I like Mark’s sense of humour when he says the tortoise is too modest to wear the medals!

[@raypurchase801]

My uncle fought with the US Rangers in Normandy. He fought with the British Paras in Arnhem. He fought with the Canadian division at the Rhine. My uncle couldn't walk into a bar ANYWHERE without getting the crap beaten out of him.

[@nemicofitid3617]

@@raypurchase801 why did he got beaten

[@daviddevries8242]

@@nemicofitid3617 Because he would fight with everybody. It was a joke. Fought with the Rangers meaning he fought the rangers, not alongside them.

[@nemicofitid3617]

@@daviddevries8242 ohhhhhh god now I got it grazie

[@raypurchase801]

@@daviddevries8242 THANKS!

[@captainahab1533]

The fate of Iron Hail and his family, both at the massacre of Wounded Knee and during WW2 is such a tragedy.

[@JR-ez3zd]

Wounded knee should never had happened! The last indian battle happened a few days later!

[@angeloluna529]

and the government stole his land

[@davidalderson7761]

Genocide I would think.

[@captainahab1533]

@@davidalderson7761 Yes, definitely

[@sirmiles1820]

@@davidalderson7761 Not really because alot still live. Killings of them happened but now people prevented it from happening once again except for totalitarian gov now.

[@danschneider9921]

My wife's great-grandfather, born in 1895, served in Mexico with the US Army during the "punitive expedition" in 1916, then again with the US 37th Division in France during WW1.He passed away at age 105 in 2000. We are sure he was one of, if not the last, Great War veteran from Ohio. Sadly he suffered progressive dementia for the last 10 or so years of his life, and it was before I married into the family and became thier "honorary historian" so his story never was really told outside the immediate family, they are from a rural part of the state and never thought to "publicize" his service story. I also found out his grandfather was a Civil War veteran and they had relatives who fought in the war of 1812 as well.

[@ricksturdevant2901]

Very interesting really enjoyed the videos, as usual

[@davidwelch5186]

I had a friend I stayed with in Melbourne , he was born in Israel and both parents were in the army in 55. They moved to Australia because they got tired of carrying a rifle to the outhouse. And they didn’t want to raise their young son there, so they moved. I was there in early seventies. They were super good to me.

[@perrynnlynch3811]

Great comment and RIP to this brave serviceman.

[@badgerattoadhall]

Ohio National guardsmen .

[@KarsonNow]

Mind blowing. I mean - we eat today "healthier". We have no wars...and most die at 60 up to 80... I Eman those guys was in action thru several wars, had physicall stress level 9000 and they live over 100 years... 🙏

[@thibaudduhamel2581]

The last french veteran of the first world war died at the age of 110 in 2008. He was an italian immigrant to France who served in the french foreign legion in 1914 and 1915 before being forcibly transferee to the italian army from 1916 onwards. He was one of very few men to fight both ar Verdun and Capporetto. He went back to france after the war and his service earned him the french citizenship. He enlisted again in 1939 but was deemed too old for active service and saw no action before joining the resistance in 1942.

[@littlebritain64]

What a great person and fighter!!!

[@diegoemilioblanco1911]

The only honor I have is to have met a World War 2 veteran, Enrique Morey. He was buying scale-model magazines in a store when my dad met him. Enrique served as a PBY "Catalina", Lockheed Ventura, SBD Dauntless and TBM Avenger pilot, both in the Atlantic fighting the german U-Boots and in the Pacific, being aboard the US Enterprise the day before the attacks on Pearl Harbor and in the same carrier during the battle of Midway. He was great friend, such a cheerful and kind person. Sadly, their sons abandoned him so I used to go to his house to visit him and his wife, Wilma, where he always talked to me about his stories and experiences when he was young. Enrique and Wilma passed away almost at the same time, only by a difference of days, in August of 2018. I wish I could have said him goodbye for the last time.

[@alexandermenzies9954]

Great memories, Diego.

[@djp1941]

Wow I wish I could have met him.

[@christopherrogers303]

I had a neighbor who passed away at 96 who served in WW2 and I loved to hear his stories, I went over so often to help him out with things as a young teenager that I must have heard his entire life's story several times though I never interrupted because he would almost always mention a detail he had previously left out. He was the radio operator of a PB2Y Coronado and because of how slow they were they were kept away from the front as much as possible. The only action he saw was when they had to land near Okinawa under a smokescreen to make some emergency repairs. Their primary tasks were to rescue sailors and pilots of downed aircraft, ferry around VIPs, and take historical pictures. He was present when the Japanese surrendered Marcus Island to Admiral Whiting.

[@Redgolf2]

About 20 years ago I met an old man in Denmark who told me about how as a kid he was frightened by thunder, his mother told him it wasn’t thunder, it was the German ms and British shooting at each other. He lived at Skagerrak, Jutland! An old man who worked for me was a Lieutenant on the Prinz Eugen and told me what it was like when the Hood was sank and then watching Bismarck sail away when the split. He also was decorated by Hitler and they talked and shook hands. This was the man who’s hand I shook! Living history is all around us if we open our eyes and ears

[@JJMHigner]

Agreed. Met a number of extraordinary people myself.

[@JTJ1991]

The living history was one of the things I enjoyed while working as a paramedic. You never knew who'd you run and it was always a blessing when one of the men would open up about their past. I was lucky to have served during peacetime so I didn't have to live through that type of trauma but it helped with encouraging them if they wanted to talk. I only ran one WWI vet but his medical condition prevented any communication. I was glad to have helped him in his final day.

[@brick6347]

I'm 42. Probably the last generation to have known ww1 veterans personally. I used to go to a comrades club with my grandfather, a WW2 veteran. I wish I could say they regailed me with heroic war stories, but they were a stoic bunch and didn't talk about it. It was a privilege to have met them.

[@dhowe5180]

It’s usually the case that veterans who were actually in combat don’t talk about it. The braggarts were usually the support people

[@lemonaid8678]

Probably not, the last American ww1 vet died in 2011… my great grandfather died in 98 he served in ww1 he was 15 when he went over seas. I’m 10 years younger than you

[@brick6347]

@@lemonaid8678 I mean, yes I suppose. There are a handful of people who live exceptionally long lives, so I suppose you could be 21 and be able to say you knew a WW1 veteran. But I'd say that when I was kid they were still a demographic, not a handful.

[@rogersmith7396]

Most of the combat vets I have met don't talk about it. Its the guys in the rear with the gear who talk a lot.

[@anthonychavez1906]

My uncle Frank was part of the first waves to land on Omaha beach with the first infantry division. Never talked about until towards the end of his life. He will always be my hero.

[@glenmoss02]

If you see a veteran, especially an old one, be sure to thank them for their service before it's too late. I met a WWII vet at the market the other day and he served on the U.S.S. Missouri as indicated by the hat he was wearing. When I thanked him for his service you could tell that compliment really made his day. Unfortunately, because of his reaction, I sensed that not enough people have thanked him over the years. We talked briefly and it was like talking to living history...because he was. If not for this stupid pandemic, I would have proudly shook his hand. Please tell the vets, young and old, how much you appreciate what they did.

[@johnathandavis3693]

I miss the old folks, and love the ones that are still here. People in their 90's are true time-travelers....

[@Samsrandomnonsense]

Shoot, I'd have shook his hand anyway. Gave him a hug if he'd allowed it. Pandemic or no, these living legends won't be around much longer.

[@XxBloggs]

Thank you for your service is completely inappropriate for anyone outside the US. It sounds ridiculous to people in other countries.

[@kittiwhieldon4329]

I always do and I’ve taught my kids to do the same. We owe them everything!

[@Rob.Martin]

@@XxBloggs yeah, for some reason itvdoes sound odd. Never heard anyone saying this in UK.

[@jodycwilliams]

I met one of the survivors of the USS Indianapolis in Audie Murphy VA Hospital back around 2008. Listening to his story for nearly 2 hours was one of the highest points of my life.

[@iancurtis1152]

My Great Uncle is 98 yrs young, he served in the New Zealand Army in Italy at Monti Casino. I give my thanks to all Veterans.🙏🏻

[@petrairene]

My granddad, who is Austrian fought in Montecassino on the German side. Not that he wanted to go, he never was a nazi. He never told anyone about what he had experienced there, just told me that the Americans, who captured him treated him very well.

[@Trek001]

I remember the last Remembrance Sunday before Patch died - he tried everything he could to get out the wheelchair he was in and stand for the silence but sadly couldn't... He did manage to put down his own wreath on the Cenotaph and then sat at attention as he was wheeled off

[@markk1720]

Yes i remember that well. I think he died not long after Henry Allingham passed away if i remember correctly

[@wasp6594]

Yes, I remember watching that too. Somehow it seems a great honour to see one of these survivors before they finally ,like old soldiers, fade away.

[@adventussaxonum448]

@@wasp6594 Well, I used to see a lot of my granddad. He was in both World Wars. As a child, in England, I remember WW2 veterans being middle aged men, and the old boys of the village were all WW1 veterans. Most of the old 'uns had a limp or a dodgy arm/hand, or at the least a facial scar. My granddad was missing the ends of 3 fingers (Jutland) and saw himself as one of the lucky ones.

[@jugbywellington1134]

@@adventussaxonum448 We must be about the same age. My grandfather was in the infantry at Passchendaele in WW1, was wounded twice, had the chance to transfer to the RFC and took it. He later flew a Sopwith Camel. He was one of the many who helped in the development of the Spitfire prior to WW2. They were a great generation. Whilst I'm proud of my grandfather, he was really just one of many from the same mould. He could never bring himself to speak of the many horrors he'd endured. We are lucky to have known them.

[@booradley6832]

@@jugbywellington1134 If he was in Passchendaele then you're lucky he didnt speak of them, and he's lucky for any amount of time he spent not thinking about them. Probably the most horrible battle of the most horrible war. Even the vaunted Canadian Corps who came in to the zones of the heaviest fighting with a thorough plan, practice, training and experience were reluctant to ever speak about it, as it was an order of magnitude worse than anything else they had seen. In a CBC documentary one of them is quoted as saying "it was alright" whenever asked about it, intentionally lying because he didnt want to think about it and definitely not try to express it. That transfer was probably the biggest relief of his life after that.

[@thestonedabbot9551]

"I felt then, as I feel now, that the politicians who sent us to war should have been given the guns and told to settle their differences themselves, rather than organizing nothing better than legalized mass murder." - Harry Patch (1898-2009) I have Harrys book The Last Fighting Tommy. Its an absolutely beautiful account of his early life, war experience (including when he refused to kill a German soldier), and his firefighting experience during the Blitz

[@myvenusheeler]

In the early 1970's a commercial aired about the U.N. if I recall about two old men fist fighting to settle a war. It was set about like a duel with seconds of each old fighter. I have searched for it but have had no luck finding it.

[@allanfoster6965]

He was a gentle man.

[@ericsilver9401]

Should have duels between politicians instead of wars

[@geigertec5921]

We need Thunder Dome! Two men enter, one man leaves!

[@theofarmmanager267]

It’s accepted that British/American/French industrialists and financiers helped to build the Nazi war machine before (and perhaps during) WW2. Of course, Russia provided facilities for the Nazis to test and finesse their tanks and aircraft. I also have no doubt in my mind that the overwhelming majority of politicians (certainly in the last 30 years) can be profiled as a wonderful mix of corruption, cowardice and lying. However, I cannot see how politicians “being given guns and told to settle the differences” would really have resolved the issues that led to the Winter War, invasion of Czechoslovakia, Poland etc. As much as I would love to see all politicians kill each other, I can’t see that would have much helped the populations of the countries invaded.

[@RollingStoneZzzzz]

Mark, My wife's grandfather served in the American Army as a motorcycle message carrier during WWI in France. His son my wife's dad flew a P-47 Thunderbolt during WWII. I am 65 and always have been a fanatical history buff myself. I really love your work and I am impressed with the detail you put into your research and fact finding for your videos. Thank you, I really appreciate your hard work! Ray Boston Massachusetts

[@JohnJApanovitch]

I am proud to say that my great grandfather, a veteran from the Korean War, is still here at 91. These people make a huge difference in not just the country, but the world.

[@davidpallone9887]

The detail never fails to impress

[@5777Whatup]

If you saw the files he had access to… but still digging and putting it together is something!

[@germen343]

@@5777Whatup What files does he have access to?

[@5777Whatup]

@@germen343 he is a I forget the name but an archivist type. So he can go through any private library anywhere. He’s on tv a lot on different series.

[@andydunn5673]

Completely agree

[@kmg2480]

I had the distinct privilege of being able to talk to a veteran of the Arab-Israeli war of 1948, a few weeks ago, at my workplace. He's 96 years old, but is incredibly sprightly, and had quite a few stories and anecdotes to tell. It was a great pleasure to listen. After all, very few of his generation are left.

[@kmg2480]

@Dach Perhaps so, but this fellow wasn't making it up, I'm quite sure. I was the one who instigated the conversation. He had no shame in admitting that he saw little combat; spending most of his time driving in medical convoys.

[@ahmedrashid3]

Kmg24 You should have asked him how many massacres he took part in. Around 24 -33 massacres were committed by Israeli forces, would be interesting to know his involvement. Perhaps Saliha, Deirdre Yasmin massacre or Lydda massacre?

[@kelvinsurname7051]

Take the time to share his memories note them down, to prevent the loss of history, thank you for taking your time.

[@hayro252]

document em

[@JohnSmith-dd8bf]

May Allah bless him, one day his homeland will be free.

[@jacobcarlson3232]

My grandpa was born in 1910. Lost both parents to the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918 and was orphaned at 8 years old. He was drafted into the Army at 34 and had the nickname of “gramps” at basic for being a lot older than the other men. He then served as an engineer( by way of being a civil engineer before the war)in the pacific theater and helped build the road from Burma into India and was always about a week behind the fighting but always talked about how horrible it was to see the carnage of the battles a week later. He died in 1996 when I was 6 but I will always remember him!!!

[@ronasaurus74]

There is just one of "The Few", the pilots who defended Britain during the Battle of Britain, left alive. He is an Irishman, John Hemingway, who flew Hurricanes with 85 Squadron, served in the RAF for 30 years and reached the rank of Group Captain. He is 102 years old.

[@TomCosgrave]

This man now lives in a nursing home in Dublin. He had some media attention when he was 100 and again when it emerged he was the last.

[@raymaxwell2940]

@@TomCosgrave Did he get his card from the queen when 100 if not he should have for his service just shows not all down there in the south sat back in ww2 Respect to the man

[@g.f.w.6402]

Maybe I'm wrong, but wasn't it the case that the British declared war on the Germans twice and not the other way around? To speak of defense is probably somewhat out of place.

[@TomCosgrave]

@@raymaxwell2940 No I doubt it as he is Irish, not British and he lives in Ireland. However, he did get the standard centenary bursary from the President, Michael D Higgins.

[@TomCosgrave]

@@g.f.w.6402 I think when your country is the last in western Europe to be standing up against facism and being bombed daily, it's okay to call the RAF response in the Battle of Britain a "defense". Not sure what your point is.

[@happycat8612]

The last last living veteran of Napoleonic wars was Geert Adriaans Boomgaard he was a Dutchmen in Napoleons army he was also the first documented human that reached the age of a 110. He passed away in 1899.

[@baldmanforehead7204]

So close to 1900

[@Carlton_Wilson]

Perhaps the first documented Dutchman to love to be 110, but not the first human.

[@RNB_lovr]

@@Carlton_Wilson then who is it?

[@Carlton_Wilson]

@@RNB_lovr Countless people. Literally countless. Li Ching Yuen, a Turk named Yaros. Both live longer than 110 years.

[@RNB_lovr]

@@Carlton_Wilson interesting

[@lorenzbroll101]

"In a field of corn there is always a few stalks standing after the harvesters been through" as one WW1 Veteran stated.

[@wanderer7755]

Brilliant and very apt

[@mastermason552]

Stated by corporal Alfred Razzell Survivor of the assault on Ovilliers 1st of july the Somme. Giant of a man

[@freppie_]

That such a lame comment

[@johnbookjans5884]

chilling, my hairs stood up reading this.

[@anthonyeaton5153]

In fact most of the ‘corn’ was still standing after the war.

[@blakduk]

I recall seeing the last interview with Hubert Williams, the last surviving pilot of the Royal Flying Corp from WW1. He died aged 106- when asked for his secret to living such a long life he stated 'Lots of luck, good cigars, good whisky, and bad women'.

[@Curaissier]

Sounds like a man that knew how to live.

[@jackpavlik563]

Depends on what kind of “bad”.

[@paulkelcher824]

As far as I am aware ( as of 2018 anyway) , there is one New Zealand "veteran" of WW1 still alive. Torty the Tortoise was picked up by a NZ stretcher bearer in Salonika after she had been run over by a french gun carriage but survived. She was smuggled ( not entirely legally ) back into NZ and still live with the family of the soldier that bought her home :)

[@kiwiontheinternet5810]

Ah Yes, Torty the Tortise. As far as I'm aware she is still doing fine

[@yannick245]

I think that the tortoises in the Heidelberg zoo are WWI veterans. But I might be wrong... I'm sure that they witnessed WWI 'cause the poor fellas have scars from bombardments. Edit: Well, I made a quick research. Iulius is over a 100 years old and has a scar but the origin is not established. He and his fellow Emil came to Heidelberg in the 60's but they don't know their whole history. Only that they are from Seychelles.

[@luiseduardo5216]

I remenber in 2010 when I saw the news that the last WWI veteran died of old age. Even now in 2022 there are stories of WWI veterans living somewhere else

[@duellingscarguevara]

@@yannick245 all zoo animals were eaten I thought?.

[@duncanmacpherson2013]

Tortoises can be incredibly long lived. One in an Indian zoo died in the 21st century and it had bee donated to the zoo by Captain Cook in the 18th century

[@VosperCDN]

Having seen the movie "Zulu", like a lot of people viewing your channel will, I was glad to see how Colour Sergeant Bourne's life and career turned out. Also, the end part with the information about Timothy was a great addition. Mascots can mean so much so it was cool to see one recognized in this way.

[@ricklopez8431]

I was amazed by his actual age. The movie gave off a wrong feeling of Bourne's age when he actually very young at the Battle.

[@OldFellaDave]

@@ricklopez8431 the movie Zulu - while still great, took a lot of liberties with what actually happened. Colour Sgt Bourne as a stiff and proper old Sgt was only one mischaracterisation. Probably the worst one was the movie portraying Henry Hook as a cowardly criminal malcontent when in actual fact he was a dedicated model soldier who fought hard and bravely for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross

[@kc4cvh]

There's an interesting staging of this battle in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.

[@MrBond249]

As with a lot of old war films, I can't bear to watch Zulu now. So many inaccuracies and liberties taken.

[@carlevans5760]

I liked his usage of clips from: they Died With their Boots On, the Red Badge of courage, and the charge of he light Brigade.

[@CanoeToNewOrleans]

John Babcock was Canada's last WWI veteran. He granted me two interviews and he could clearly remember events that had occured 100 years beforehand. He died at tge age of 109.

[@DouglasEdward84]

I remember hearing Mr. Babcock in interviews and he was in spectacular shape for a super centenarian. He could have passed for a man in his mid 80's easily. Glad you got a chance to speak with him.

[@CanoeToNewOrleans]

@@DouglasEdward84 You're right, his mind was sharp as a tack and his voice was strong and full of life.

[@ToddSauve]

I remember an interview with what was supposedly the last Canadian WW1 vet, who lived in Washington state. I don't remember what year that was. But he was 16 when he left home in Ontario and served in France and Belgium. Amazing to actually have seen such an interview on TV!

[@CanoeToNewOrleans]

@@ToddSauve Yes, Todd, that's him. His name is John Babcock. He moved to Spokane and died in 2010.

[@ToddSauve]

@@CanoeToNewOrleans Thanks for the confirmation. I still remember the interview! I looked up his life on the internet and I am mistaken. He never actually made it to France or Belgium because the army found out his true age. So they kept him in England for the duration of the war. More than one 16 year old was not afforded that kindness. I saw a picture of a Canadian war grave in Normandy in "The Valour and the Horror" where the teenager interred there was indeed only 16 when killed in action. November 11 is an important date for everyone to remember.

[@tango6nf477]

When I joined the Police some time ago, there were still some Officers that had served in the second world war and coming to the end of their service. One in particular was notoriously miserable and incommunicative, never joining in with conversations and almost withdrawn. I just assumed he was rude and antisocial but later learned that he had been a POW in Burma having been captured at Singapore. I now understand what might have affected his behaviour and my opinion of him has changed to one of great respect and sympathy.

[@redred222]

They called it shell shock back but we call ptsd I'm sure the fellow had it bad and those guys where to proud to ask for help that's why I always thank them for there service it's the least I can do

[@gbentley8176]

All my teachers were vets but two had been captured by the Japanese. Burma and Java were their camps.Both had no fingernails nor ear lobes but all these men had the courage to tell us about their experiences. We had huge respect for them and I think about them regularly sixty odd years on.

[@nigelbradshaw8266]

When I first joined the Fire Service I met a recently retired fireman who had been amongst the first to respond to the Aberfan disaster.

[@Jimmie2429]

The other day my father and were having a beer or two at the local brewery. Upon settling the bill I found out a guy at the bar had paid for my dad’s beers. My dad is a US Army Vietnam combat veteran and wears a ball cap that says so. The man at the bar wanted to thank him for his military service. Veterans, especially combat veterans, should rightly be honored and thanked.

[@natowaveenjoyer9862]

There was a Vietnam veteran who used to come in where I worked fairly regularly. I struck up a friendship with him. One day he stopped coming and I fear that he passed away. I am thankful for your father's service.

[@alanmountain5804]

Bravo to the guy and your father. I was in Russia 2 years ago and I was really impressed with how they honoured their ww2 veterans. No matter the country it is so correct to honour those who have fought for it

[@themagnificent713]

@@alanmountain5804 extremely glad to hear the Russians commemorate their war dead in a respectful way. As much as the USSR was ultimately an evil country, the millions upon millions of men who had no choice in giving their lives in the fight against fascism on the most brutal front of any war should be rightfully remembered for not only preserving our freedom, but also the absolute horrors they had to endure.

[@themagnificent713]

@@alanmountain5804 and of course that goes out to all veterans, however it just makes me happy and somewhat at peace that Russia especially haven’t forgotten their war dead given how much it impacted them

[@tomfrazier1103]

I was wearing a cap from the USS Albacore in Northern Sacramento a few weeks ago, and was thanked for my service. I demurred and told them a friend gave it to me. This should dispell some myths about California prevalent among fellow Conservatives.

[@Ewen6177]

28th Oct, the other week back. Myself and some mates said goodbye to an old Army mate. First met Russ over in West Germany in 86, we later served together in Cyprus, Ulster and UK. Russ served for 27 yrs in the Army. Tks for this. Keep up the great content. We will remember them. Cheers all.

[@Rayrard]

I remember as a kid seeing History Channel shows with interviews with Titanic survivors and Ww1 veterans who were in their 90's, and before I know it it is 2021 and the same thing is rapidly happening to our WW2 veterans and soon even Korean War and Vietnam. The anecdotes of our last truly world wars will soon all be all in printed form. I am only 40 too!

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

I remember the Vietnam era all too well. What scares me is the 'Nam vets are starting to look like the WW1 vets I remember as a kid! (And I'm 68.) Where do the years go?

[@coryrohrbaugh1208]

@@wayneantoniazzi2706 sadly they keep on flying by while it seems we are standing still

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@coryrohrbaugh1208 Yes, and the other scary thing is the world seems to be rushing past me into a future I can't see while ignoring me in the process!

[@carlevans5760]

the Last titanic survivor, miss milvena Dean , passed into history around 2008-09.

[@Brandon_J]

I'm 21. I remember when I was very little, WW2 vets were fairly old, but young enough to be my grandad. Now they're almost in their 100's. Strange to think the same thing will happen one day with Afghan vets. They will be old and frail, and have many stories to tell. And we will take them for granted until their last few years.

[@garykubodera9528]

The soldier "Timothy the Tortoise" was a great veteran to end this segment with...made me smile and gave me a good chuckle!! Thanks for a wonderful treat this day Dr Felton!! I disabled US Army Veteran from Sacramento California! 👍😃

[@johnathandavis3693]

I LOVED the movie "Zulu" as youngster. I had no idea that Sgt. Bourne, by far the coolest soldier in that movie, was that last loving survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift -and especially that he had waited until the DAY AFTR V.E. DAY to leave this world! Thank you for this...

[@servinginhellaimingforheav2446]

Like a wise man once said "Bourne refused to leave this world until the empire is safe"

[@wickensonline]

Absolutely brilliant Mark, another outstanding video.

[@jaywill5352]

My ancestor who fought at Petersburg and surrendered with Lee at Appomattox, died in 1940. What’s wild is I remember going to see his gravestone when I was a kid, he’s buried on his family’s homestead. I’m always taken back to think he fought in a war that still had cavalry and muskets and then lived to technology move at such a rapid pace by 1940.

[@mikebauer6917]

My mother worked with at risk kids on the Standing Rock Reservation (North Dakota) in the 1980s. She introduced me to some Lakota elders who had memories of their fathers taking about their experience at Little Big Horn.

[@paulkoza8652]

Honestly, this is one of your best videos. It cuts right to the heart about war, the people to fought, the terror, and the folly of politics that surround combat. Thank you.

[@josephinekush5056]

The last Canadian veteran of the American Civil War, the Indian Wars, Spanish-American War & World War One was George S. Brooks. Born a slave in Kentucky in 1845, he served with a U.S. Colored Regiment in the Civil War, followed by a stint on the frontier with the 10th U.S. Cavalry (the famous "Buffalo Soldiers"), followed subsequently by a short enlistment in the 8th Illinois Colored Volunteers, during the Spanish-American War. After eventually immigrating to Canada, he enlisted in No.2, Construction Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916 & served overseas with the unit as a cook. While recovering from a short illness at Canadian military veterans hospital ward in 1946, he was introduced to visiting Field Marshal Bernard L, Montgomery, who, upon shaking Brooks hand, declared, "It's wonderful to meet such a great soldier." Brooks died at Winnipeg, Manitoba, 6 May 1948.

[@lhaviland8602]

Holy cow they should make a movie about him!

[@stefanmolnapor910]

Thank you Dr. Mark Felton, I believe it is of the up most importance to remember these men, the history, and the lessons they can teach us if we listen. I was at my Grandfather's yesterday, he is 94 years old and was in WW2. I have learned so much from him.

[@michaeloreagan9758]

My great grandfather was a pontoon seabee in the pacific in ww2. His unit participated in 9 D-Day invasions in the pacific. He was in the 302nd naval construction battalion and he was awarded a purple heart which I still have. My grandfather told me many stories and many will be passed down and cherished. I wish I could've met him but to have survived all of that, 9 major invasions and battles I couldn't imagine the hell he witnessed and lived through. He will always be my hero

[@chaospatriot76]

It's really amazing how close history is to us. I've shaken hands with men who survived the Battle of Guadalcanal, and the Battle of the Bulge. My dad shook the hand of someone who saw Jesse James rob a bank. My grandfather shook the hand of someone who survived Gettysburg. Really is wild.

[@Pete-tq6in]

A mention is deserved, I think, for George Leonard ‘Johnny’ Johnson, who will turn 100 later this month and who served as a bomb aimer on the Dam Busters raid. He is the final surviving founding member of 617 Squadron and the last survivor of the aircrew who flew on Operation Chastise.

[@Must_Do_Better]

My dad served with 617 years later. He has Johnny's signature!

[@Pete-tq6in]

@@Must_Do_Better, I have Johnny’s signature too, in his autobiography. I collect books signed by my heroes, another I’m proud of is Bob Hoover’s.

[@famalam943]

I was literally just watching the last Tommy with Harry Patch. This is a great addendum.

[@embo4887]

There is a photo I’ve seen of a civil war vet standing next to a super Sabre jet. Its just crazy, you think of it as so long ago. So much change in that man’s life.

[@Duckfarmer27]

I'm 72, my wife and I graduated from high school together. Her father, who lived to be 89, was enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders as a drummer boy at age 13 to escape poverty in Ireland, 1903. He was in the first action of the regiment at Ypres in 1914 as a rifleman. Managed to survive the war, being wounded twice as well as gassed. Lived to be 89, having come to the US via Canada after the war. His stories were amazing. As a retired soldier myself I have always been curious as to how many of those in that unit (some 800 odd if I remember my history correctly) who went into action at Ypres in 1914 were still alive on Armistice Day. It could not have been many.

[@karlaiken6152]

Great chuckle at the end where a humble reptile, (Lady) "Timothy" outlived them all at 165 years and was also the "winner of many service medals"..... though declining to wear any of them!!!...another great video. Thanks Dr. Felton.

[@vcv6560]

Timothy reminded me of HMS Amethyst' cat Simon. It's an excellent MF piece I had to share with cat lovers I know.

[@warrenmilford1329]

She declines to wear her medals but is forced to drag around that bloody name tag! How disrespectful of her carers.

[@jonlong2663]

This is incredible... your work is both respectful and impartial, and that is a rare thing among KZbin historians

[@thetigerii9506]

A rare gem, among so many other such biased western 'history' youtubers

[@msh6865]

Another fascinating history lesson available nowhere else. This channel and Mark are treasures.

[@Bloke-98]

I had the privilege of knowing a WWII veteran who attended my dad’s Royal Engineers association. He was at Dunkirk and went back over on D-Day. Fought all the way through Europe into Germany. A really lovely man and didn’t look his age right up until his end

[@karlenzmann1917]

There is a reason I hit the like button, before I even watch Mark Felton's videos...I know I'm going to learn something, and enjoy every second doing so. Another outstanding Mark Felton Production!

[@Lupinthe3rd.]

Hi mark : something of a sidenote the longest serving soilder in the history of warfare is jean thurel he was a fuilsar in the french army and served for 75 years from 1716 to 1792 he was born in orian france in 1698 and died in tours france in 1807. Serving in the war of polish succession, war of Austrian succession, the seven yeafs war and the American revolution. He was also decorated by both louus the xvi and napoleon for his long service to france.

[@trentdawg2832]

The stories that man could tell......seeing the 1700s.....all of it

[@hermanstromberg9007]

You mean fusillier and Lorient? Also, order of succession is just written like a middle name: Louis XVI.

[@nicolas2419]

He would only have served 48 years and not 72! He would have lied about his age and his service to obtain benefits and his story would have gone unnoticed without the intervention of a general who put him forward to be noticed by his superiors. But a recent analysis of military records indicates that he was born in 1725 and enlisted in 1744.

[@bloodybones63]

How would he have served in the American Revolution at 78- 85 years old?

[@TheOldSalt]

I mean I’ve found people who lived the same age, specifically recorded by their tombstones of the era. I’ve found people born in like 1695 and died in like 1804, so the story could be true, but you never know.

[@Willigula]

Thank you, Mark. My grandfather served in the US Army in WWI. So did his twin brother in a different unit. They accidentally met up once. They both survived, and here I am.

[@magellandufour1]

During my internship at a Military Museum I was reacquainted with a veteran of WW2 who served with the RCAF in both the defense of the West Coast of Canada (In British Columbia) and later the European campaign flying Spitfires in Germany. He gladly told war stories to me and didn't seemed disturbed by the events he encountered, like the time he barely avoided a booby trap FW 190 that his Squadron had captured. He even got the chance to see his Hawker Hurricane MK XII completely restore, but he passed away in December of last year.

[@ColinH1973]

Harry Patch's autobiography is fascinating, and he comes across as being a thoroughly decent man. Thanks for this, Mark.

[@chrispiazza7487]

When I was a kid in Philadelphia I had a news paper route. One of my deliveries was to an old man named Harry Benchoff. He claimed to be a veteran of the Spanish American war and even showed me his bayonet scar. This must have been in the early 70's. His younger brother, who looked to be a million, lived down the street and backed up everything Harry said.

[@relaxing_white_noises_by_j1980]

The attention to detail that this channel provides historically is unparalleled! Great Job!

[@TheopolisQSmith]

My wife’s Grandfather was the only person I knew who fought in WWI. He was involved in several actions which he detailed in his memories. The one think I remember most is him being taken prisoner a couple of days before the Armistice and how well the Germans treated him. This is a great video.

[@thephantomtippler6851]

I was fortunate enough to meet Harry Patch at his nursing home in Wells when I was a student nurse at UWE on my district Nursing Placement. The questions I wish I could have asked him.

[@paulpowell4871]

in 1963 at the 100th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg we kids were met by a man a very old man. he shook our hands and told us he was American History as he fought in the Spanish American war, his dad in the Civil war and his grandad in the war of 1812 and his great grandad in the American Revolution. I never forgot it but my mom filled me in on some of the details......

[@e-curb]

It's too bad you probably don't know his name. I bet if you did, you could search to find out if any of his offspring fought in either of the WWs, or Korea, etc.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Absolutely NO disrespect to that old gent you met, but the story reminds me of a joke I heard years ago. Two guys are chatting in a bar. One says: "The men in my family fought with Washington, Jackson, Grant AND Lee, Teddy Roosevelt, Pershing, Patton, MacArthur, Westmoreland and Schwartzkopf!" The other guy replies: "Really? Looks like your family can't get along with anybody!"

[@bpv286]

Great video Mark thank you 🙏 this is right in my wheelhouse interest wise! I am 51 and met a few WW1 veterans when I was young. In particular I remember our lollipop man Mr Whiteford who used to make sure we got across the road safely at Davidson Mains Primary School, Edinburgh. He was a cheery friendly old man who always smiled and had a kind word. I later found out when I went to High School that he was a survivor of the 1st day of the battle of the Somme. Our history teacher had arranged for him to come and do a talk to the class about his experiences in the Great War but when I it came to the day of his talk we found that he had decided that he couldn’t do it. The history teacher showed us the letter he had received written in beautiful old fashioned copper plate saying that he was sorry that he couldn’t come and do his talk to the children but that he was worried that he might not be able to get through the talk without getting upset about all the “pals” he had lost during the war. It’s always stuck with me and although I would have loved to have heard his first hand account of the tragic 1st day of the Somme but I utterly respect the man his service and the emotions he felt that were still so raw 70 years after he went over the top (this was in 1986) More videos like this would be appreciated Mark they really shrink down history and show that we are here but for the blink of an eye and that events so momentous happened to people exactly like us just a fraction of time ago.

[@spacejamsham2440]

Was very lucky when I was 10 years old or so met a Pearl Harbor survivor from my small town. He never really told anyone about his experiences but he made the time for a little kid who was a history buff. RIP Dawson Pope.

[@disgustedvet9528]

Loved that tortoise bit , too shy to wear her medals .

[@rogersmith7396]

I am thinking giant totoise can approach 200. There are pine trees in CA which are 4500 years old.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

She wasn't too shy, she was just modest

[@1977Yakko]

I remember a number of years ago when the last known WWI veteran passed away. The day is coming for WWII veterans. Talk to them now and listen to them while you still can.

[@lemonaid8678]

245,000(2021 number) American ww2 vets are still alive.

[@1977Yakko]

@@lemonaid8678 How many die each day though? They're all in their 90's by now. Yeah, it'll be a number of years before the last one passes away but every now and again on the news we hear about there only being one survivor left or the last survivor passed away from this unit or that battle. All my relatives who fought in WWII have passed away.

[@lemonaid8678]

@@1977Yakko all I said was how many are left don’t get all sensitive about it. 🥴

[@1977Yakko]

@@lemonaid8678 I don't think I was getting sensitive. Sorry if I came across that way. It was unintentional. I was unaware of how many were still alive so thanks for that. It's estimated that about 1000 or so WWII vets pass away each day. We don't have a lot of time left to learn from their experiences. Some of the vets mentioned in the video lived into the 100's so it may be a decade still before the very last known WWII vet passes away.

[@jamesfields2916]

I'm a huge history guy and unfortunately I haven't come across a WW2 vet in Georgia in 7-8 years.

[@brucebisbey9554]

Brilliant piece, awesome as always.....thank you for sharing.

[@charlessmart7640]

This is a well researched and written episode, superbly presented.

[@yellowjackboots2624]

Imagine surviving The Charge Of The Light Brigade only to end up living in Blackpool. Poor blighter.

[@dhowe5180]

What’s wrong with blackpool?

[@riggsy8210]

Looool

[@rogersmith7396]

No good deed goes unpunished.

[@tipton3314]

blackpool back then was like living abroad, not like is is now..

[@speleokeir]

Well they say life's a roller-coaster!

[@mvubu6823]

Very lucky to have spent time with the Last Dambuster, George "Johnny" Johnson. He turns 100 in 18 days time on the 25th of November 2021. (Edited for future reference) Might be worth Dr Felton making a video about him.

[@EdMcF1]

Ditto, met him in Godmanchester a few years back, and great to call out his birthday.

[@nigeh5326]

And his namesake Johnnie Johnson the RAF Ace and highest scoring Western Allied pilot in the European theatre who is not as well known as some of his colleagues such as Douglas Bader.

[@None-zc5vg]

@@couchcamperTM The fighter-pilot "Johnnie" Johnson died some years ago.

[@candlewartstroud1318]

It still gives me the chills that I knew someone (my grandfather) who was at the battle of the Somme. He was in the Royal Army Medical Corps so was a stretcher bearer. He had a shrapnel wound in his thigh and bad lungs from residual gas in a shell hole. Unsurprisingly he never talked about what he saw.

[@Conn30Mtenor]

I've been to the Little Bighorn Battlefield monument; it's on the Crow Indian Reservation and I HIGHLY recommend it. It's unique in battlefields being that there are markers where men fell in the battle. You can visualize how things progressed. The US Parks Service also does some fantastic presentations and talks, which adds greatly to the experience.

[@davidrenton]

no mention of Adwaita the Tortoise , in which Clive of India received the Tortoise as a gift following his victory at Battle of Plassey in 1757, while strictly not a combatant , Adwaita died in 2006 at an estimated age of 255. Adwaita was older than America, the French revolution and lasted beyond the formation of KZbin in 2005.

[@grapefruitjuice9473]

That's amazing, if only humans could live this long

[@roddydykes7053]

@@grapefruitjuice9473 we’d be pretty fucked up by the end of all that lol

[@sigbauer9782]

If one truly studies history, then you will know why it is so important to remain ever vigilant against government and the corrupt media.

[@TimberwolfCY]

Hearing about Timothy brought a smile to my face, which is appreciated after hearing about the fate of Iron Hail. Brilliant as always Mark; thank you so much.

[@sealove79able]

A great interesting video.Have a good one Mr.Felton.

[@kaizermierkrazy6886]

"She was too modest to wear them" I want to see the look on Mark's face when he writes this stuff😂

[@ddhsd]

I'm sure he had a twinkle in his eye and was smiling 😂

[@Nico-gs8il]

F for Timothy.

[@vk2ig]

Mark is British ... I suspect he would have a straightfaced look that _might_ be betrayed by his eyes ... 😁

[@stevengarcia4795]

Never would've thought of this. Great video!

[@snoopfin6914]

How you know its a great video when it was just uploaded

[@snoopfin6914]

@niksn welp, true Marks videos have never been boring

[@stevengarcia4795]

Yes

[@elkabong6429]

Cool. Thanks for this one (well, for all of them!), Mark!

[@InfinitiG-gz7ic]

Thank you Dr. Felton for another great video. I was blown away by Dewey Beards life. All of that loss and tragedy was hard to hear about but important to remember.

[@josephinekush5056]

The last soldier veteran of the Battle of the Little Bighorn was not Lt. Charles Varnum, but Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Charles Windolph, Co. H, 7th Cavalry who died at Lead, South Dakota, 11 March 1950; the last veteran of the Little Bighorn Campaign of 1876, was Private Jacob Horner, Co. K, 7th Cavalry who died at Bismarck, North Dakota, 21 September 1951.

[@marcyp1]

You're right, I was going to mention Windolph in a reply to the video but you beat me to it...

[@britishhongkong5463]

Sergeant Charles Windolph was the last 7th Cavalry Veteran of the battle Little Bighorn.

[@antipeanutbutterbear6911]

@@britishhongkong5463 Charles Wendolph was a member of H Troop and he wrote a book about the Battle.

[@sirfrancisdrake4339]

Sergeant Charles Wendolph published a book in 1947 titled I fought with Custer. Wendolph died 1950 and he received a Medal of honor for his actions on Reno's Hill. Most of the Custer's last stand books that talk about Reno's Hill always mention him.

[@carlevans5760]

He does a fairly good job BUt, i've seen a few things with bias in them. I correct him when I can, but he doesn't take criticism and never replies. I've known many "special" and historical vets in my time. A fried of mine and I have done research and interviews with several hundred WWI and WWII vets.

[@WhatIsYourMalfunction]

When I graduated from nursing school in 1995 I worked at the VA Hospital in Roseburg, Oregon. There was a doughboy in his late 90's there at the nursing home ward. He was deaf but enjoyed sitting and watching people go by on the veranda and very dignified. I've often wondered when he passed away.

[@LuisVillanuevaCubero]

This video was awesome! Thanks.

[@jamesb.9155]

Great stuff and so well done as always!

[@AuburnMist]

Absolutely love the content this channel produces…the channel should be viewed by all schools to teach the youth of today so we never have to re-live the mistakes of the past

[@man-o-arizona5166]

Why I was very young I remember walking up to a group of WW2 veterans and saying "thank you for serving our country" I hope they're doing okay we can never thank them enough for what they did

[@danrook5757]

When was that kid, last week

[@andydunn5673]

Thank you As always remarkable content Just what I need

[@thedonald8817]

I must express my gratitude to Mr. Felton for his excellent commentary on Custer's last stand. I grew up not far from where it happened, and it is good to hear him speak about it.

[@robertmartyr2041]

i knew and meet harry patch, he was a great man and my son is named after him :0)

[@SamBrickell]

What's your son's name? :0)

[@robertmartyr2041]

@@SamBrickell unsurprisingly harry :0) he's also named after henry Allingham and bill stone all ww1 veterans :0)

[@bellacosmos607]

Wasnt he a sex offender?

[@royboy9361]

Thanks Mark. 120 likes in 1 minute. The content of this channel is astounding!

[@briannalarson6416]

I LOVED this video! Wonderful and I learned so much. Shared too!

[@davidangel-blair9358]

Great video! Thank you Mark.

[@cameronmccreary4758]

It is difficult to attach medals to a hard shell of any animal. Excellent expose of the war survivors. Most of these I had heard of and read about throughout my life and I am 65. Thank you.

[@williamharris9525]

Another amazing production by Professor Felton!!

[@deputy1968]

Really awesome video. Thank you.

[@shieldwallofdragons]

To have lived thru such times and then live a long life after...thank you for highlighting these amazing stories.

[@almighty5839]

God dude this video blew my mind especially seeing that Waterloo and civil war survivors as they literally saw the world and there countries change hugely during there life’s especially the civil war fellow the US changed hugely after civil war years kinda insane and weird.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Imagine being born into a horse-drawn candlelit world and living to see railroads, electric lights, and modern industry!

[@maxace1078]

My great grandfather was an old bombardier in a b29, he made it to 2015

[@bevinboulder5039]

What amazing ages many of these people lived to! As always amazing video.

[@aldostefanini1392]

Another quality program. Thank you Mark