http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-patrick-leigh-fermor-soldier-scholar-and-celebrated-travel-writer-hailed-as-the-best-of-his-time-2296162.html Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor has died. He had a good innings at least - he died at the age of 95.
One of my favourite writers ever - probably the only one about whom a war film starring Dirk Bogarde was made (Ill Met by Moonlight).