List of Surviving Veterans of World War I Information
The last living verified veteran of World War I (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) is Florence Green, a British woman who served in the Allied armed forces. The last combat veteran was Claude Choules who served in the British Royal Navy (and later the Royal Australian Navy) and died 5 May 2011, aged 110.[1] The last veteran who served in the trenches was Harry Patch who died on 25 July 2009, aged 111. The last Central Powers veteran, Franz Künstler of Austria-Hungary, died on 27 May 2008 at the age of 107.
The total number of participating personnel is estimated by the Encyclopædia Britannica at 65,038,810. There were approximately 9,750,103 military deaths during the conflict.
Veterans, for this purpose, are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of one of the combatant nations up to and including the date of the Armistice. Other World War I-era veterans are listed separately. This policy may vary from the policy in actual use in some countries.
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Last verified veteran of World War I
| Nationality | Name | Date of Birth | Age | Residence | Force served | Notes |
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| United Kingdom | Green, Florence | 01901-02-19 19 February 1901 | 110 | England, United Kingdom | Royal Air Force Women's Royal Air Force | Last surviving veteran. Joined in 1918 and served as a waitress for the Women's Royal Air Force. Lives in King's Lynn, Norfolk.[2][3] |
World War I-era veterans–1 veteran
Listed here are those whose service is considered outside the scope of World War I. Reasons for this could be that they joined the armed services after the Armistice date, but before the Treaty of Versailles; or where there is debate on their join-date; or whose military service is sometimes viewed as outside the scope of World War I, but are considered World War I-era veterans by the press or by their respective governments; or who served in a related conflict.
| Nationality | Name | Date of Birth | Age | Residence | Force served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | Kowalski, Józef | 01900-02-02 2 February 1900 | 111 | Poland | Polish Army 22nd Regiment Ułanów | Last Polish–Soviet War veteran. Took part in the September Campaign in World War II and was later held in a concentration camp. Poland's oldest man. Lives in Tursk, near Sulęcin.[4][5][6][7][8] |
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References
- ^ Carman, Gerry (6 May 2011). "Last man who served in two world wars dies, 110". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/national/last-man-who-served-in-two-world-wars-dies-110-20110505-1ea59.html. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ Beal, Claire (13 January 2010). "At 108, Florence is Britain's oldest war vet". Lynn News. http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/At-108-Florence-Green-is.5986586.jp. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ Brain, Louise (24 February 2009). "108 - and she's still as sharp as a needle!". Lynn News. http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/108--and-she39s-still.5006685.jp. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ Polish Press Agency (2 February 2007). "Pan Józef ma 107 lat i czuje się znakomicie" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. http://wiadomosci.wp.pl/wiadomosc.html?wid=8714409&ticaid=132ac. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
- ^ "Niech żyje 200 lat! (in Polish). Radio Zachód S.A. 2 February 2008
- ^ "200 lat dla pana Józefa! Najstarszy Lubuszanin mieszka w Tursku." (in Polish). Gazeta Lubuska. 2 February 2009. http://www.gazetalubuska.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090202/POWIAT12/535624281. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ "List z okazji 110. urodzin Józefa Kowalskiego" (in Polish). Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. 2 February 2010.
- ^ Bartosik-Rzyczkowska, Agnieszka (22 February 2011). "Najstarszy człowiek w Europie mieszka w Tursku" (in Polish). Pogranicze Lubuskie. http://pograniczelubuskie.pl/2011/02/najstarszy-czlowiek-w-europie-mieszka-w-tursku/. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
External links
- The Great War Society
- The Western Front Association
- The Western Front Association – US branch
- The Great War Primary Documents Archive
- Public Radio Exchange (PRX) Walter Cronkite interviews some last surviving veterans of WWI
- World War One "The Great War"
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