Harry Patch and Battle of Passchendaele slate plaque

This slate commemorative plaque records: The last fighting Tommy Pte. Henry John Patch (Harry) C Company 7th D.C.L.I. 17th June 1898 - 25th July 2009 Age 111 Fought in the Battle of Passchendaele During the 1914 - 1918 war Freeman of the City of Wells also representing all the brave young men lost in The Great War

Harry Patch was a British soldier who fought in the Battle of Passchendaele during World War I and became known as the last surviving combat veteran of the conflict, symbolizing the human cost of war.