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Revision as of 22:57, 19 November 2005 by Jaxl (talk | contribs) (Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Surviving veterans of the First World War)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The following is a list of surviving veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918).
Veterans by Country
Algeria (France)
Australia
- Choles, Claude, Navy, b. 3 March 1901 (born in the UK and fought in the British army; subsequently emigrated to Australia)
- Lucas, Syd, b. 21 September 1900 (Australian resident; fought for UK)
- Ross, John Campbell, b. 11 March 1899
- Young, Will(iam), Royal Flying Corps, b. 4 January 1900 (same as for Choles and Lucas; went over to Australia after World War II)
Austria-Hungary
- Gillarduzzi, Teofilo, b. 6 June 1899 (he fought for the Austro-Hungarian Empire because the Region of Trentino, where he was born and presently lives, was annexed to Italy only after the WWI)
- Marek, Karol, b. 1900 (Polish national, fought for the Austro-Hungarian Empire)
- Pajaczkowski, Jerzy, b. 19 July 1894 (now lives in the UK)
- Parniak, Pawel (age uncertain; Polish national, fought for the Austro-Hungarian Empire)
- Skabar, Tony, b. 18 October, 1900
Canada
- Babcock, John F. (Spokane, Washington), b. 23 July 1900
- Clemett, Brad Lloyd (Toronto), b. 10 December 1899
- Laking, Clarence "Clare" (Toronto), Canadian Field Artillery, 27th Batter Force Brigade, b. 21 February 1899
- Procter, William "Duke" (Enderby, British Columbia), b. 18 August 1899
- Wilson, Dwight "Percy" (Oshawa), b. 26 February 1901
=== France === (**note: the French government recognizes only "six" living, but counts only those with more than 3 months of service in combat. By international standards, all of the below are WWI veterans living in France as of November 2005)
- Cazenave, Louis de, b. 19 October 1897
- Djordjevitch, Naum, b. 10 September 1898 (Serbian resident; fought for France)
- Floquet, Maurice, b. 25 December 1894
- Gilson, Fer(di)nand, b. 10 October 1898 (born in Champigny sur Marne, also a "resistant" in WWII known as "gueule noire")
- Grelaud, Jean, b. 26 October 1898
- Lagaurnadie, Louis, b. 17 June 1899**
- Ponticelli, Lazarre, b. 7 December 1897 (he was born in Italy as "Lazzaro" and is also an Italian veteran, now lives in France)
- Riffaud, René, b. 19 December 1898**
- Tuveri, Justin, b. May 15 1898 (he was born in Italy as "Giustino" and is also an Italian veteran, now lives in France)
- Weil, Léon Roger, b. 16 July 1896
Germany
- Biehler, August, b. 28 August 1899
- Brandmeier, Franz, Navy, b. 16 July 1899
- Carl, Josef, b. 29 October 1899
- Eis, Eduard, b. 22 March 1899
- Fuchs, Konrad, b. 15 October 1897
- Häßler, Professor Erich, b. 22 April 1899
- Klöpper, Hans, b. 10 August 1900
- Kosa, Jozef, b. 1900 (also a Polish veteran)
- Meier, Robert, Infantry, b. 10 March 1897
- Neumann, Georg, b. 28 July 1899
- Seim, Rudolf, b. 31 January 1899
Italy
(**note: not in combat)
- Agazzi, Alberto, b. 30 January 1899
- Barni, Arnaldo, b. 2 June 1899
- Bertolami, Carmelo, b. 8 December 1900**
- Boeddu, Luca, b. 18 March 1898
- Bonomini, Paolo, b. 22 May 1898
- Borroni, Delfino, b. 23 August 1898
- Camillo, Angelo Michele, b. 18 November 1899
- Carta, Giovanni Antonio, b. 28 December 1899
- Chiarello, Francesco Domenico, b. 5 November 1898
- Costanzo, Pasquale, b. 21 May 1899
- Dal Maso, Evaristo, b. 9 August 1899 (lives in Brazil)
- De Cristofaro, Domenico, b. 21 November 1899
- Denaro, Giuseppe, b. 13 October 1900
- Furoni, Mario, b. 23 November 1899
- Gillarduzzi, Teofilo, b. 6 September 1899 (he fought for the Austro-Hungarian Empire because the Region of Trentino, where he was born, was annexed to Italy only after the WWI)
- Ponticelli, Lazzaro, b. 7 December 1897 (lives in France)
- Sarrocco, Italo, b. 11 May 1898
- Saravalle, Ido Giorgetto, b. 16 November 1899
- Sepe, Giuseppe, b. 1900**
- Serioli, Battista, b. 26 November 1900**
- Tuveri, Giustino, b. 15 May 1898 (lives in France)
- Zema, Carmelo, b. 17 September 1899
Poland
- Kosa, Jozef, b. 1900 (also a German veteran)
- Marek, Karol, b. 1900 (Polish national, fought for the Austro-Hungarian Empire)
- Parniak, Pawel (claims birth Feb 27 1890; Polish national, fought for the Austro-Hungarian Empire)
- Wycech, Stanislaw, b. 1902
Serbia
- Djordjevitch, Naum, b. 10 September 1898 (Serbian resident; fought for France)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Allingham, Henry, b. 6 June 1896
- Anderson, Alfred, b. 25 June 1896
- Butcher, Stephen, Navy, b. 20 February 1904
- Choles, Claude, Navy, b. 3 March 1901 (born in the UK and fought in the British army; subsequently emigrated to Australia)
- Cummins, Kenneth, Navy, b. 6 March 1900
- Lawton, Professor Harold, East Yorkshire Regiment, b. 27 July 1899
- Lucas, Syd(ney), b. 21 September 1900 (Australian resident; fought for the UK)
- Newcombe, Harry, Sussex Regiment, b. circa 1900
- Pajaczkowski, Jerzy, b. 19 July 1894 (born in Austria-Hungary)
- Patch, Harry, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, b. 17 June 1898
- Rigby, Andrew, First Lancashire Fusiliers, b. 2 November 1900
- Roberts, William ("Bill"), Royal Flying Corps, b. 29 September 1900
- Stone, William ("Bill"), Navy, b. 23 September 1900
- Swarbrick, Nicholas, Merchant Navy, b. 14 November 1898
- Young, Will(iam), Royal Flying Corps, b. 4 January 1900 (same as for Choles and Lucas; went over to Australia after World War II)
United States
- Anderson, Homer (Florida), Balloon Corps, b. 24 December 1897
- Boice, Harold F., b. 8 September 1897
- Brown, Lloyd (Maryland), b. 7 October 1901
- Buchanan, Russell (New York), Navy, b. 24 January 1900
- Buckles, Frank Woodroff (Virginia), b. February 1 1901
- Bustos, Felix (Colorado), b. circa 1902
- Coffey, J. Russell (Ohio), b. 1 September 1898
- Fiala, Art (Wisconsin), b. 17 February 1899
- Gardner, Harold (Pennsylvania), b. 3 December 1898
- Grill, Max (New York), b. 24 April 1900
- Hardy, Moses (Mississippi), b. 6 January 1893
- Johnson, George (California), b. 1 May 1894
- Krueger, Merlyn (Washington), b. 8 April 1895
- Little, David Samuel "Tex" (Wyoming), b. circa 1903
- Mercado del Toro, Emiliano (Puerto Rico), b. 21 August 1891
- Myers, Kenneth (Texas), Navy, b. 18 April 1898
- Pierro, Anthony (Massachusetts), b. 15 February 1896 (born in Italy)
- Poor, Justin (Florida), Navy, b. 4 August 1899
- Pusey, Ernest Charles (Florida), Navy, b. 5 May 1895
- Ramsey, Howard Verne (Oregon), b. 2 April 1898
- Rex, Robley (Kentucky), b. 4 May 1901
- Steer, Frank, b. 12 January 1901
- Wagner, Albert Fred "Jud" (Kansas), b. 5 September 1899
- Warmington, Arthur (New Jersey), b. 18 September 1895
- Winters, Charlotte (Washington), Navy, b. 10 November 1897
See also
- Veterans of the First World War who died in 2005
- Veterans of the First World War who died in 2004
- Veterans of the First World War who died in 2003
- Veterans of the First World War who died in 2002
- Veterans of the First World War who died in 2001
- Veterans of the First World War who died in 2000