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The following is a list of known surviving veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918). The total number of personnel who participated in the war is unknown, but there were an estimated nine million military casualties during the war.

Veterans, for the purposes of this list, have been agreed to be those that were members of the armed forces of one of the nations involved in the war, up to and including the date of the German armistice that ended the war on 11 November 1918. Other WWI-era veterans are listed separately. This policy may vary from the policy in actual use in some countries.

Puerto Rico resident Emiliano Mercado del Toro (21 August 1891 - 24 January 2007) was, at age 115, the oldest veteran on record, and also, since 19 November 2004, the world's oldest verified living man. In addition, from 11 December 2006 to 24 January 2007, he was the world's oldest verified living person as well.

Upon 110-year-old Antonio Pierro's death on 8 February 2007, British veteran and fellow 110-year-old Henry Allingham became the oldest living verified veteran.

Verified veterans of the First World War - 38 veterans

Living in Australia - 4 veterans

Name DOB Nationality Force Served Notes
Choules, Claude Stanley 1901 3 March British British Royal Navy Subsequently emigrated to Australia
Lucas, Sydney (Syd) 1900 21 September British British - 1st Sherwood Foresters Did not see action (was still in training when the war ended)
Ross, John Campbell 1899 11 March Australian Australian Wireless operator and last Australian digger
Young, William (Will) 1900 4 January British British Royal Flying Corps Moved to Australia after World War II

Living in Canada - 2 veterans

Wikinews has related news:

The Canadian House of Commons has approved a state funeral for the last World War I veteran to die.[1] This is to honour the 600,000 Canadians that fought in that war.

Name DOB Nationality Force Served Notes
Powers, Gladys 1899 10 May Canadian British-WAAF then WRAF Served as a barracks waitress, now lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia
Wilson, Dwight (Percy) 1901 26 February Canadian Canadian Lives in Toronto[2][3]

Living in France - 5 veterans

The French government has approved a state funeral for the last official World War I French veteran to die.

Name DOB Nationality Force Served Notes
de Cazenave, Louis 1897 16 October French French Currently 2nd-oldest man in France at 109 (oldest is non-veteran)
Grelaud, Jean 1898 26 October French French
Lagaurnadie, Louis 1899 17 June French French Excluded in French government lists as it only counts those with more than three months of combat service
Ponticelli, Lazarre 1897 7 December Italian French, Italian Born in Piacenza as "Lazzaro", moved to France in 1907, joined French Foreign Legion in 1914 at age 16, served in French army first and later in Italian army
Tuveri, Justin 1898 15 May Italian Italian Born in Sardinia as "Giustino", moved to France in 1939 and only served in Italian army

Living in Germany - 6 veterans

Name DOB Nationality Force Served Notes
Christmann, Rudolf 1900 10 January German German
Kaiser, Albin 1899 12 December German German Third oldest living German man: resides in Streufdorf/Thuringia[4]
Kästner, Erich 1900 10 March German German
Künstler, Franz 1900 24 July Hungary German Austria-Hungary Resides in Niederstetten/Baden-Württemberg[5]
Remmert, Wilhelm 1899 15 November German German Second oldest living German man
Solveen, Hermann 1899 20 February German German Oldest living German man: resides in Darmstadt/Hessen[6]

Living in Italy - 7 veterans

Name DOB Nationality Force Served Notes
Agazzi, Alberto 1899 30 January Italian Italian
Bertolami, Carmelo 1900 8 December Italian Italian Excluded from Italian government lists as it only counts those with more than six months of service
Borroni, Delfino 1898 23 August Italian Italian
Carta, Giovanni Antonio 1899 28 December Italian Italian
Chiarello, Francesco Domenico 1898 5 November Italian Italian
Costanzo, Pasquale 1899 21 May Italian Italian
Serioli, Battista 1900 26 November Italian Italian Excluded from Italian government lists as it only counts those with more than six months of service

Living in Poland - 3 veterans

Name DOB Nationality Force Served Notes
Kos, Józef 1900 27 September Polish German Resides in Sierakowice, and enlisted in 1917[7][8]
Kowalski, Józef 1900 2 February Polish Russian Resides in Tursk, near Sulęcin, and fought with the Bolsheviks at the end of WWI[9]
Wycech, Stanisław 1902 27 June Polish Polish Military Organisation Enlisted at 15 years of age in 1917 and stayed in the army, eventually reaching the rank of captain[10]

Living in Russia - 1 veteran

Name DOB Nationality Force Served Notes
Efimov, Boris 1900 September 28 Russian Russian Army Resides in Moscow, served in the Russian Army with his family fighting the Germans in the Russian Revolution.

Living in the UK - 4 veterans

Name DOB Nationality Force Served Notes
Allingham, Henry 1896 6 June British British - RNAS (later RAF) Was granted the Freedom of Eastbourne in April 2006, and is the oldest European man[11][12]
Mayne, Philip 1899 26 November British British - Royal Engineers Last living British officer of WWI
Patch, Harry 1898 17 June British British - Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Last British soldier who fought in the trenches
Stone, William (Bill) 1900 23 September British British - Royal Navy Did not see action (was still in training), but is also a WWII veteran

Living in the USA - 6 veterans

Name DOB Nationality Force Served Notes
Babcock, John F. 1900 23 July Canadian Canadian Resides in Spokane, Washington
Brown, Lloyd 1901 7 October American USA-Navy Resides in Charlotte Hall, Maryland
Buckles, Frank Woodruff 1901 1 February American USA-Army Resides in Charles Town, West Virginia[13][14][15]
Coffey, J. Russell 1898 1 September American USA-Army Resides in North Baltimore, Ohio[16]
Landis, Harry Richard 1899 12 December American USA-Army Resides in Tampa Bay, Florida
Winters, Charlotte 1897 10 November American USA-Navy Resides in Boonsboro, Maryland

World War I-era veterans - 6 veterans

Listed here are those that joined the armed services after the Armistice date, or where there is debate on their join-date, or whose military service is sometimes viewed as outside the scope of "WWI" but are considered WWI-era vets by the press or the US government, or served in a related conflict.

Living in Finland - 2 veterans

Name DOB Nationality Force Served Notes
Aarvonen, Aarne Armas 1897 4 August Finnish Red Guards Served in the Finnish Civil War (1918)
Rönnback, Lennart 1905 21 May Finnish Swede White Guards Served in the Finnish Civil War (1918)

Living in the USA - 4 veterans

Name DOB Nationality Force Served Notes
Matthews, Floyd 'Skipper' 1903 3 February American US Navy Resides in Florence, Alabama; enlisted a month before the Treaty of Versailles, and so, was still in training [1] [2] [3] [4]
Munger, Stillman Hiram 1902 25 November American US Navy Resides in Ludlow, Massachusetts; enlisted 1919[citation needed]
Peterson, Orin Manfred 1900 27 February American US Army (signed up for cavalry, did not serve overseas) Resides in Spokane, Washington
Rex, Robley H. 1901 4 May American USA Resides in Louisville, Kentucky; claims enlisted 1918[17] other sources cite 1919[18]

Unverified WWI veteran claims - 1 veterans

These are claims that were included in the press, but have not been verified by a government-sanctioned body or actual records located. To be a 'claim', there must be at least a citation.

Living in France - 1 veteran

Name DOB Nationality Force Served Notes
Name withheld 1899 ? French French Chose to remain anonymous [5], and cannot be fully verified without a name

World totals

  • Verified claims of World War I and World War I Era: 44
    • World War I (Veterans who joined by Armistice Day): 38
      • Allies (including Italy): 29
      • Central Powers (including PMO): 9
    • World War I Era (Veterans who joined after Armistice Day): 6


See also

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References

  1. ^ "First World War veterans don't want state funeral". CBC News. 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
  2. ^ Brian Gray (2006-11-02). "WWI Vet, 105, still singing". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  3. ^ "Dwight Wilson, 105". Globe and Mail. 2006-11-11. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  4. ^ Unknown (2007-01-13). "Albin Kaiser 107th birthday". Landkreis Hildburghausen. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
  5. ^ Nadine Walzenbach (2006-09-11). "Franz Künstler - oldest castle guide". Fränkische Nachrichten. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  6. ^ Wikipedia (2007-02-13). "Oldest People". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
  7. ^ "Józef Kos ukończył 104 lata" (in Polish). Wiadomości Sierakowickie. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  8. ^ "Józef Kos ukończył 106 lat!" (in Polish). Wiadomości Sierakowickie. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  9. ^ "Pan Józef ma 107 lat i czuje się znakomicie" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
  10. ^ "Wyjątkowy dzień" (PDF) (in Polish). Kombatant. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  11. ^ David Smith (2006-10-29). "Great War foes embrace as friends". The Observer. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  12. ^ Julie Mccaffrey (2006-10-30). "Old Enemies.. New Friends". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  13. ^ "Oldest Living Heroes Remembered". CBS News. 2006-11-11. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  14. ^ Paul Duggan (2006-11-12). "105-year-old a veteran's veteran". The News Tribune. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  15. ^ Dean Reynolds and Elizabeth Stuart (2006-12-02). "Last WWI Veterans Get Their Due". ABC News. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  16. ^ David Giffels (2006-09-17). "WWI veteran, at 108, is one of the few". Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  17. ^ Ellen R. Stapleton (2003-11-09). "Ky.'s oldest veteran, 102, still devoted to service". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  18. ^ "WWI Vets Gallery". CNN. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
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