| Name |
Rank/Regiment/Corps |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
Caux, Marcel JacquesMarcel Caux, born Harold Katte , was an Australian First World War veteran and the last known survivor of the Battle of Pozières....
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20th (New South Wales) Battalion. 2nd Division, Australian Imperial Force |
1 Mar 1899 |
22 Aug 2004 (105) |
Enlisted 1915. Last survivor of the Battle of Pozières. Also fought on the Somme and at Amiens. Wounded three times. See entry. |
Smout, Edward David 'Ted'Sgt Edward David 'Ted' Smout OAM was an Australian soldier, a veteran of the First World War.-Biography:Born in Brisbane, Queensland, he joined the AAMC at the age of 17, lying about his age to enlist...
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Sergeant, Medical Corps, Australian Imperial Force |
4 Jan 1898 |
22 Jun 2004 (106) |
Enlisted 1916. Served at Armentières, Messines, Ypres and Amiens.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/07/12/db1202.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/07/12/ixportal.html |
| Name |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
| Anténor, Adrien Joseph |
4 Mar 1897 |
27 Jun 2004 (107) |
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| Boisard, Emile |
1 Aug 1898 |
4 Feb 2004 (105) |
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| Cabrol, Louis |
14 May 1899 |
5 Nov 2004 (105) |
Enlisted in 1917. Served with the 9e and 271e RAC. |
| Chappot de la Chanonie, Henri |
9 Dec 1899 |
19 Jan 2004 (104) |
|
| Chevance, Ernest |
7 Nov 1897 |
3 Nov 2004 (106) |
|
| Durieux, Charles |
29 Mar 1899 |
5 Feb 2004 (104) |
|
| Delhay, Emile |
29 Nov 1899 |
10 Jul 2004 (104) |
Conscripted 1918. Served as an engineer. |
| Falière, Théophile André |
9 Dec 1899 |
19 Jan 2004 (104) |
Served as a stretcher bearer. |
| Fournet, Lucien |
24 Jul 1900 |
13 Sep 2004 (104) |
Enlisted 1918. Served with the 8e Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval d'Orléans. |
| Geraud, Pierre |
31 Mar 1898 |
4 Jan 2004 (105) |
|
| Guillot, Gérard Louis |
20 Jan 1899 |
4 May 2004 (105) |
Conscripted 1918. |
| Guilloteau, Joseph Maurice André |
20 Sep 1897 |
25 Nov 2004 (107) |
Fought with the 77e RI de Cholet at Vosges, Mirecourt, Argonne, the Marne and Verdun. Invalided out of the war after being gassed. |
| Lécaille, René |
14 Mar 1899 |
4 Dec 2004 (105) |
Conscripted 1918. Served with the 62e RI. |
| Lenoir, Georges |
28 Jul 1898 |
9 Apr 2004 (105) |
|
| Meserey, Marcel-Lucien |
24 Oct 1899 |
11 Feb 2004 (104) |
Conscripted 1917. Served at Chemin des Dames. |
| Mommessin, Henri |
16 Feb 1899 |
12 May 2004 (105) |
Officer cadet with the 84e RA de Lyon. |
| Mondoloni, Joseph |
12 Jan 1897 |
14 Oct 2004 (107) |
Last Corsican veteran. Fought with an alpine regiment at Verdun and Chemin des Dames. |
| Pancher, Maurice Gabriel |
10 Jun 1898 |
15 Mar 2004 (105) |
Conscripted 1917. Fought with the 154e RI on the Somme. A German prisoner for the last three weeks of the war. |
| Pannetier, Louis |
2 Aug 1899 |
14 Mar 2004 (104) |
Conscripted 1917. Served with the 30e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins. |
| Rault, Joseph |
3 Sep 1901 |
2004 (102) |
|
| Rosan, Ramire Ramire Rosan was the last World War I veteran from the overseas departments and territories of France. Born in Morne-à-l'Eau, Guadeloupe, he was enlisted to the twenty-third regiment of the colonial infantry...
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14 Apr 1895 |
24 May 2004 (109) |
Last veteran from Guadeloupe. Conscripted 1915. Fought on the Somme with the 23e RIC where he was gassed. |
| Ruby, Adrien Auge Théophile |
29 Sep 1896 |
6 Sep 2004 (107) |
Conscripted 1915. Fought on the Western Front with the 9ème Régiment des Tirailleurs d'Algérie. |
| Savonnet, Marcel |
22 Mar 1898 |
1 Nov 2004 (106) |
Fought with the 4e RA at Verdun and Villers-Cotterêts. Also served in Syria. |
| Thibaut, Albert Félix Antoine |
29 May 1897 |
31 May 2004 (107) |
Fought with the 53e and 267e RI at Chemin des Dames and Bois des Caures where he lost a leg. |
| Tissier, Marcel |
3 Apr 1899 |
1 Mar 2004 (104) |
Enlisted 1918. |
| Ulmann, Georges |
23 Nov 1896 |
3 Jan 2004 (107) |
|
| Valognes, Henri |
8 Dec 1899 |
24 Jan 2004 (104) |
Conscripted 1918. Served with the 106e and 154e RI. |
| Name |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
| Amadei, Domenico |
15 Jan 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Bacciu, Giuseppe |
16 Oct 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
http://www.alpinia.net/comunicati/reduciGG.html |
| Barbero, Luigi |
12 Apr 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Barghini, Anchise |
7 Jun 1895 |
6 Jan 2004 (108) |
http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/iltirreno/2004/01/08/LP8PO_LP802.html |
| Bonaccini, Orazio |
11 Aug 1898 |
2004 (105-106) |
|
| Borroni, Delfino |
23 Sep 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Bourlot, Luigi |
27 Feb 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Buttignoni, Giovanni |
28 Jun 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Caponi, Florio |
28 Jul 1899 |
5 Dec 2004 (105) |
|
| Casarola, Cataldo |
10 May 1898 |
2004 (105-106) |
|
| Celli, Tosello |
13 Jan 1898 |
2004 (105-106) |
|
| Crocetti, Ascanio |
20 Jan 1900 |
2004 (103-104) |
|
| Del Bianco, Vincenzo |
28 May 1900 |
2004 (103-104) |
|
| Digiannantonio, Andrea |
25 Sep 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Dimasi, Salvatore |
2 Feb 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Di Rocco, Giuseppe |
7 Feb 1899 |
2 Jul 2004 (105) |
Fought for Italy, died in the USA. |
| Disastri, Luigi |
14 Jun 1900 |
7 Dec 2004 (104) |
Served as a military labourer.http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.storiain.net/arret/num104/artic7.asp&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=6&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522luigi%2Bdisastri%2522%26hl%3Den |
| Donna, Giuseppe |
12 Nov 1897 |
9 June 2004 (106) |
|
| Fantasia, Angelo |
15 Mar 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Ferragamo, Alfonso |
25 Aug 1898 |
5 May 2004 (105) |
Fought for Italy, died in the USA. |
| Frasconi, Pasquale |
12 Nov 1893 |
16 Mar 2004 (110) |
|
| Gazzillo, Sergio |
19 Apr 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Granata, Antonio |
13 Jul 1896 |
16 March 2004 (107) |
|
| Latilla, Domenico |
4 Jul 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Lucci, Michele |
5 Mar 1896 |
9 Mar 2004 (108) |
Fought in an Alpine Regiment. |
| Mele, Giovanni |
7 Sep 1900 |
19 Dec 2004 (104) |
|
| Molinaro, Paolo Rosario |
3 Oct 1898 |
2004 (105-106) |
Fought in an Alpine Regiment. |
| Mortola, Francesco |
11 Mar 1900 |
2004 (103-104) |
|
| Orlando, Giacomo |
1 Oct 1897 |
2004 (106-107) |
|
| Paggi, Giulio |
30 April 1896 |
31 March 2004 (107) |
http://ricerca.gelocal.it/mattinopadova/archivio/mattinodipadova/2004/01/06/MGAPO_MGA01.html |
| Pagliuso, Pompilio |
4 Jan 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Pratesi, Michele |
7 Aug 1898 |
2004 (105-106) |
|
| Ranzini, Louis |
31 Jul 1899 |
20 Mar 2004 (104) |
Died in the USA.http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.sefcik/42/mb.ashxhttp://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/customsearchresults.asp |
| Raugei, Urbano |
15 Mar 1898 |
2004 (105-106) |
|
| Rossetti, Giovanni |
30 Aug 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Roveda, Emilio |
20 Aug 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Sangermano, Antonio |
11 Aug 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Sangiorgio, Guglielmo |
26 Sep 1897 |
Jan 2004 (106) |
|
| Saravalle, Ido Georgetto |
16 Nov 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Scola, Francesco |
11 Mar 1899 |
2004 (104-105) |
|
| Scordamaglia, Raffaele |
27 Oct 1898 |
2004 (105-106) |
|
| Terrando, Giacomo |
7 Aug 1894 |
25 Jun 2004 (109) |
Fought for Italy, died in the USA. |
| Vasti, Vito |
22 Sep 1898 |
2004 (105-106) |
|
| Vitulli, Sebastiano |
27 Jul 1897 |
Jan 2004 (106) |
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| Name |
Rank/Regiment/Corps |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
| Bacon, Bessie |
Royal Flying Corps |
20 Jun 1899 |
Feb 2004 (104) |
Non combat. Based at RAF Uxbridge, Middlesex.http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=bessie&gsln=bacon&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=383584&recoff=1+2+16 |
| Barraclough, Arthur |
Private, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
4 Jan 1898 |
30 Aug 2004 (106) |
Fought at Ypres, Arras and Cambrai, and wounded three times.http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/last_tommy_gallery_02.shtmlhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=arthur&gsln=barraclough&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=590708&recoff=1+2+16 |
| Burnett, William (Bill) |
Private, Welsh Regiment & Sapper, Royal Engineers |
17 Jan 1897 |
Jul 2004 (107) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Welsh Regiment. Born Aberdeen, Scotland, died Australia. Australia’s oldest man at his death.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3871391.stm |
| Charles, George Ogilvie |
Private, 7th Durham Light Infantry |
2 Oct 1899 |
10 Dec 2004 (105) |
Served in France 1918.http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1350938,00.htmlhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=george&gsln=charles&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=2&recid=1936713&recoff=1+3+17 |
| Dye, Albert Edward |
Driver, 52nd Army Service Corps & Royal Field Artillery |
1 Oct 1896 |
7 Sep 2004 (107) |
Enlisted in 1915. Served in Egypt and the last survivor of the Middle East campaigns.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/3146783.stmhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=albert&gsln=dye&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=3221007&recoff=1+3+17 |
| Fancourt, Henry Lockhart St John Captain Henry Lockhart St John Fancourt, DSO, RN was a pioneering naval aviator, and held important aviation commands with the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War...
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Midshipman, Royal Navy |
1 Apr 1900 |
8 Jan 2004 (103) |
Served on HMS Princess Royal. Won the DSO in World War II. See entry.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article993643.ecehttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=&gsln=fancourt&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=1&recid=3536000&recoff=5+19 |
| Guilbert, William Thomas |
Boy Apprentice, Royal Flying Corps |
9 Oct 1903 |
Apr 2004 (100) |
Non combat. Boy apprentice based at Netheravon.http://archive.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/2003/10/13/140670.htmlhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=&gsln=guilbert&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=1&recid=4501499&recoff=3+17 |
| Halestrap, Arthur Arthur Halestrap MBE was one of the last surviving British soldiers of the First World War.Arthur Halestrap was born in Southampton, Hampshire. He tried to enlist in the British armed forces shortly after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. His request was refused on account of his youth...
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Sapper, Royal Engineers |
8 Sep 1898 |
1 Apr 2004 (105) |
Last known Great War combat veteran of the Royal Engineers. Walked the decks of ‘The Titanic’ before she sailed. Also survived the Spanish flu. See entry. |
| Hamm, Edward Percy |
Private, Royal Marines Light Infantry |
26 Feb 1899 |
Feb 2004 (104) |
Last surviving Royal Marine. Also a World War II veteran.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2760425.stmhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=percy&gsln=hamm&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=4639194&recoff=2+3+17 |
| Hankinson, Jasper Cecil Fullarton |
Private, Worcestershire Yeomanry & 14th (County of London) London Regiment (London Scottish) |
16 Jun 1896 |
5 Jan 2004 (107) |
Last known Great War combat veteran of the London Regiment. Served on the Western Front, Greece and Palestine. Present at the British Army's last-ever cavalry charge in 1917.http://www.londonscottishregt.org/pdf/lsrgazzette_spring04.pdfhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=&gsln=hankinson&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=8&recid=4673275&recoff=4+18 |
| Hart, John Charles (Jonas) |
Private, Essex Regiment |
10 Nov 1900 |
22 Oct 2004 (103) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Essex Regiment. Born Southend, Essex, died Australia. Enlisted underage, served on the Western Front.http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/last_tommy_gallery_05.shtml |
| Isaac, Ernest Edward |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
26 Oct 1900 |
Jan 2004 (103) |
Enlisted 1918. Served on HMS Iron Duke.ADM 188/814http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=ernest&gsln=isaac&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=5688253&recoff=1+3+17 |
| Kirk, Thomas Hobson |
Sub Lieutenant (Surgeon Probationer), Royal Navy |
13 Jan 1899 |
9 Nov 2004 (105) |
Served as medical officer aboard HMS Lydiard.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3532322.stmhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=thomas&gsln=kirk&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=4&recid=6317456&recoff=1+3+17 |
| Lovell, James 'Jim' James 'Jim' Lovell MM was one of the last British veterans of the First World War and the last surviving decorated "Tommy". He served in the Royal Berkshire Regiment. He died just two weeks shy of his 105th birthday. Jim Lovell also appeared in the Last Tommy.-External links:*...
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Lance Corporal, 8th Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment) |
10 Feb 1899 |
27 Jan 2004 (104) |
Holder of the Military Medal; the last known British veteran decorated for bravery. Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Berkshire Regiment.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3245787.stmhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=james&gsln=lovell&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=2&recid=6828711&recoff=1+2+16 |
| McEwan, Alfred John |
Private, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders |
30 Sep 1898 |
29 Jul 2004 (105) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Served on the Western Front.http://www.prestongroup.org.uk/newsarchive2.php#alfhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=alfred&gsln=mcewan&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=7277906&recoff=1+3+17 |
| Naylor, Arthur Percival B. |
Private, Army |
19 Oct 1899 |
5 Nov 2004 (105) |
http://www.harbourart.co.uk/war/html/flash.htmhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=arthur&gsln=naylor&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2005&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=2&recid=8231189&recoff=1+4+18 |
| Oborne, John Richard Henry (Jack) |
Private, 4th Devonshire Regiment |
11 May 1900 |
23 Oct 2004 (104) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Devonshire Regiment. Enlisted underage and served in France.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article465632.ecehttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=john&gsln=oborne&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=8110882&recoff=1+4+18 |
| Poppitt, John Sydney |
Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force |
21 Oct 1900 |
17 Oct 2004 (103) |
Born Shropshire, died Australia. Non combat, still in training when war ended.http://www.adamsgs.org.uk/OldNovap/ONNewsletter%20Spring05.doc |
| Pritchard, James Malcolm |
14th (County of London) London Regiment (London Scottish) |
12 Jul 1898 |
30 Oct 2004 (106) |
|
| Rayns, Edward (Ted) |
Acting Sergeant, Army Service Corps |
9 Feb 1899 |
30 Dec 2004 (105) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Army Service Corps. Enlisted underage. Served as a dispatch rider and present at the three Battles of the Somme.http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1350938,00.htmlhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=1&gsfn=&gsln=rayns&=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2005&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=9005306&recoff=2 |
| Robinson, Norman Leonard |
Private, South Nottinghamshire Hussars |
14 Dec 1900 |
13 Jun 2004 (103) |
Non combat, still in training when war ended.http://www.aftermathww1.com/cenotaph2003.asphttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=norman&gsln=robinson&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=8&recid=9317044&recoff=1+3+17 |
| Sorrell, Ernest William |
Private, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) |
2 May 1898 |
Aug 2004 (106) |
Last known Great War veteran of the East Kent Regiment.WO372/18http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=ernest&gsln=sorrell&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=10236169&recoff=1+3+17 |
| Strike, Alice |
Private, Royal Flying Corps |
31 Aug 1896 |
22 Dec 2004 (108) |
Born Godalming, Surrey, died Canada. Served as a pay clerk.http://www.thestar.com/Obituary/NtoS/article/107972 |
| Tomkins, Arthur Bellamy |
Private, Army |
24 Jun 1900 |
7 Jul 2004 (104) |
Born London, died Republic of Ireland. Non combat, still in training when war ended.http://www.tomkins.com/Publications/Articles/Arthur+B.+Tomkins+Remembered |
| Walker, Henry Francis |
Private, Devonshire Regiment |
7 Apr 1900 |
Jun 2004 (104) |
Non combat.http://www.seriousaboutnews.co.uk/mk/page.html?pageID=47&storyID=25885http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=henry&gsln=walker&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=14&recid=11318130&recoff=1+3+17&fsk=CIAAHZsArLM-43-&bsk=&pgoff= |
| Ward, Harry Edward |
Private, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
13 Mar 1900 |
Jan 2004 (103) |
Non combat. Served in Army of Occupation 1918-19.http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GREATWAR/2004-01/1075294658http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=harry&gsln=ward&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=7&recid=11416653&recoff=1+3+17 |
| Williams, Albert |
Private, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
3 Sep 1898 |
Mar 2004 (105) |
Enlisted aged 17. Served as a signaller. Fought in the 3rd battle of Ypres.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20031109/ai_n12884508http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=albert&gsln=williams&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=1&recid=11865435&recoff=1+2+16 |
| Wilson, Percy |
Private, Border Regiment & 21st (6th City) Manchester Regiment |
14 Aug 1899 |
15 Oct 2004 (105) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Border Regiment. Served as a Lewis gunner on the Somme.http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/125/125905_old_soldier_laments_lost_friends.htmlhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=percy&gsln=wilson&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=2004&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=4&recid=12023999&recoff=1+2+16 |
Remark: a further 24 men old enough to have served in World War I died in England & Wales in 2004. Their veteran status is not yet confirmed. Scottish and Irish records are not checked either.
| Name |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
| Alexander, Thomas |
16 Feb 1895 |
18 Jul 2004 (109) |
(Louisiana) |
| Amble, George Alvin |
21 Dec 1895 |
15 Oct 2004 (108) |
(Oregon) Private, US Army. Enlisted June 1918. |
| Beckman, Arnold O. Arnold Orville Beckman was an American chemist who founded Beckman Instruments based on his 1934 invention of the pH meter, a device for measuring acidity. He also funded the first transistor company, thus giving rise to Silicon Valley.-Early life:Beckman was born in Cullom, Illinois, the son of...
|
10 Mar 1900 |
18 May 2004 (104) |
(California) Non combat. Served in Marine Corps 1918-1919. Later a chemist, inventor and President of Beckman Instruments Inc.http://www.beckmancoulter.com/hr/memorial/mem_milestones.asp |
| Beatty, Samuel |
13 Nov 1900 |
13 Jun 2004 (103) |
(Florida) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy. |
| Benton, Robert Hugh |
30 Nov 1895 |
30 Sep 2004 (108) |
(Washington) Enlisted 1917. Served in France, gassed, but survived.http://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23257 |
| Britton, Birl |
2 Jan 1896 |
11 Jan 2004 (108) |
(California) Served in France.http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=birl&gsln=britton&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=7886201&recoff=1+2 |
| De Meis, Frank |
9 Sep 1897 |
18 Feb 2004 (106) |
(Florida) Born in Italy. Wounded on the Western Front.http://www.worldwar1.com/tgws/smtw0304.htmhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=&gsln=demeis&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=12&recid=17141874&recoff=2 |
| Declet, Aniceto |
12 Mar 1898 |
6 May 2004 (106) |
(New York) Enlisted July 1916 and served on the Mexican border. |
| Doan Jr., Joseph (Joe) E. |
14 Jan 1895 |
6 Nov 2004 (109) |
(Pennsylvania) Sergeant, US Army.http://www.lansdownecivic.com/Pages/message_board/message_photo.html |
| Faight, Forrest W. |
27 Oct 1897 |
11 Nov 2004 (107) |
(California) Served with Battery C, 143rd Artillery, 40th Armored Division in France 1918. Stationed near Bordeaux, he maintained artillery equipment.http://www.historicalmilitaria.com/Obituaries/Faight.html |
| Flowler, Nathan Henry |
19 Mar 1900 |
14 Jul 2004 (104) |
(Wyoming) US Marine Corps. |
| Fusselman, Perry D. |
9 Sep 1898 |
6 Oct 2004 (106) |
(Michigan) Non combat. Awaiting a posting to Europe when the Armistice was declared.http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/11/11/news/columnists/john_hunneman/20_04_2011_10_05.txt |
| Gable, Addison |
21 Dec 1900 |
27 Oct 2004 (103) |
(West Virginia) Non combat. Enlisted aged 16 but discharged after ten months service when his parents intervened.http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/obitg.htm |
| Genter, Carl G. |
17 May 1900 |
27 Feb 2004 (103) |
(Louisiana) |
| Harrison, Jim |
1896 |
21 Nov 2004 (108) |
|
| Hausold, Julius B. |
31 Dec 1895 |
20 Feb 2004 (108) |
(New Jersey) Fought with the 308th Field Artillery in France where he was wounded.http://www.co.warren.nj.us/wn/whatsnew95.html |
| Hollar, Frank E. |
24 Mar 1899 |
28 Oct 2004 (105) |
(New Mexico) A cannoneer with Battery D, 244th Field Artillery on the Western Front from July 1918, later a dispatch rider. Remained in the army reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.http://www.zianet.com/phantom/vva/Events.htmhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=frank&gsln=hollar&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=11&recid=32182189&recoff=1+2 |
| Ingram, Philip G. |
25 Jan 1900 |
27 Jul 2004 (104) |
(Indiana) US Navy. |
| Johnson, Dickerson |
1 May 1897 |
5 May 2004 (107) |
(Georgia) US Army. |
| Johnson, Marie Odee Marie Odee Johnson was an American who was one of the last surviving female veterans from the First World War. As a Yeoman , Johnson was among the first group of women to serve in the United States Navy in a non-nursing capacity...
|
23 Jul 1897 |
25 Sep 2004 (107) |
(Texas) Non combat. Served as a Yeoman 2nd class in the US Navy, working in a clerical role in Washington DC. See entry. |
| King, James Wesley |
10 Dec 1900 |
9 Mar 2004 (103) |
(Missouri) Private, US Army. |
| Lake, William J. |
30 Oct 1895 |
19 Jun 2004 (108) |
(Washington) 346th Machine Gun Battalion. Fought on the Western Front 1917-1918, seeing action in the Argonne Forest offensive.http://www.taphilo.com/history/pastnews2004.shtml |
| Lee, Eugene W. (Gene) |
24 Mar 1899 |
25 Mar 2004 (105) |
(New York) Enlisted 1917. Fought with 5th Marine Regiment in France. Wounded and decorated for bravery.http://www.worldwar1.com/tgws/smtw0404.htm |
| Lese, Walter |
18 Sep 1899 |
27 Jan 2004 (104) |
(New York) Non combat. Enlisted 1917 but illness prevented his deployment to France. Served Stateside reaching the rank of sergeant.http://www.forward.com/articles/the-last-of-the-jewish-doughboys-ship-out/ |
| Long, Paul E. |
12 Oct 1899 |
23 Nov 2004 (105) |
(Pennsylvania) Served in the US Army. |
| Moffitt, Jesse Laurence |
6 Mar 1897 |
8 Feb 2004 (106) |
(Massachusetts) Fought as an infantryman on the Western Front with the 102nd ifantry of the26th Yankee Division.http://www.battleshipcove.org/oralhistory/exhibit1/vexmain1.htm |
| Moldenhauer, Ben |
14 Jun 1897 |
16 Aug 2004 (107) |
(Wisconsin)http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20051126/ai_n15909524 |
| Moyer, Dale |
20 Jun 1895 |
17 Jul 2004 (109) |
(Ohio) Twin brother of Glen Moyer (see Veterans of World War I who Died in 2001).http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/customsearchresults.asp |
| Pugh, Alfred R. |
17 Jan 1895 |
7 Jan 2004 (108) |
(Maine) Enlisted 1917. Fought on the Western Front with the 77th Infantry Division 1918. Badly gassed.http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-4647366_ITM |
| Prutzman, Charles |
28 Nov 1897 |
2 Sep 2004 (106) |
(New York) Non-combat. Served in the US Army Officer Training Corps.http://www.queenstribune.com/archives/featurearchive/feature99/52/index.htmlhttp://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/customsearchresults.asp |
| Richardson, Ruth Stevens |
7 Oct 1897 |
29 Dec 2004 (107) |
(Virginia) Non combat. Enlisted in US Navy just before the end of the war.http://www.taphilo.com/history/history-news-2005.shtml |
| Risser, Clay Kenneth |
3 Aug 1899 |
4 Dec 2004 (105) |
(Iowa) Non combat. Served for 57 days in the Student’s Army Training Corps.http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=2654279 |
| Robb, Jacob H. |
25 Jan 1899 |
29 Feb 2004 (105) |
(Missouri) Fought with the US Army on the Western Front 1918. Brother of Fred Robb (see Veterans of the First World War who died in 2005).http://www.newsbackup.com/about661736.html |
| Roberts, Daniel Tipton (Tip) |
27 Nov 1895 |
17 Nov 2004 (108) |
|
| Roseberry, Samuel |
7 Jul 1898 |
21 Dec 2004 (106) |
(Indiana). Served on the Western Front.http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:mMcV5YEcEgsJ:www.lifeinlegacy.com/2004/WIR20041231+%22samuel+roseberry%22+veteran&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=uk |
| Scannell, Edward G. |
20 Mar 1900 |
5 Aug 2004 (104) |
(New York) |
| Scow, Roy |
18 Jul 1896 |
11 Apr 2004 (107) |
(Montana) Enlisted 1917. Fought on the Western Front. Lost most of his hearing after an exploding artillery shell narrowly missed him.http://www.worldwar1.com/tgws/smtw0504.htm |
| Sunderland, Paul |
24 Apr 1896 |
9 Jan 2004 (107) |
(Kansas) Served in the US Navy on USS Charleston carrying supplies across the Atlantic.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0LIY/is_3_91/ai_110734283 |
| Tucker, Henry Roy |
9 May 1897 |
12 Jun 2004 (107) |
(Georgia) Served in France.http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=h&gsln=tucker&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=2004&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=22&recid=72110098&recoff=1+2+17 |
| Tyler, William |
11 Jan 1899 |
7 Jan 2004 (105) |
(Maine) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy. |
| Walsh, Joseph |
1 Jan 1895 |
26 Jan 2004 (109) |
(Pennsylvania) Non combat. Served in the US Air Corps. Born in Russia. |
| Weatherly, Robert S. |
24 Sep 1899 |
5 Mar 2004 (104) |
(Alabama) Served in the US Army. |
| Wright, Joe |
9 Jan 1895 |
Feb 2004 (109) |
(Pennsylvania) |
was signed, 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 World War I-era veterans by the press or by their respective governments, or served in a related conflict.
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