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April 8th, 2004

A veteran of the Crimean War has passed on.

Timothy the tortoise, thought to be Britain's oldest resident, has died around 160.
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Before coming to the Courtenays in 1892, Timothy was a ship's mascot. He served on the HMS Queen in 1854 during the the Crimean War, according to naval historian Capt. George Cardew.

Brave little turtle
Who lived through many battles
Likely unaware.

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"Before coming to the Courtenays in 1892..."

Like he had a choice or something. How about, "Before being enslaved by the evil humans and dragged in metaphorical chains to the Courtenays in 1892..."

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Posted By david on Apr 8th, 2004 at 1:34pm