The following is a list of known veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) who died in 2001.
Veterans by country of service - 329 veterans[]
Australia (9 veterans)[]
| Name | Rank/Regiment/Corps | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin, Cyril Donald Burdett | c.1897 | 11 Aug 2001 (104) | [1][3] | |
| Band, August (Augie) | Private, 15th Field Co, Engineers, Australian Imperial Force | 1896 | 31 Oct 2001 (105) | Enlisted 1915. Served in France as a driver.[1][4] |
| Burnard, Herbert Henry | Lance-Corporal, 32nd & 50th Battalions, Australian Imperial Force | 30 Sep 1897 | 9 May 2001 (103) | Enlisted 1917. Served in France.[1][5] |
| Guinn, Henry George | c.1900 | 22 Feb 2001 (100) | Also a World War II veteran.[1][6] | |
| Kerr, John Walter (Jack) | Private, 4th Light Horse, Australian Imperial Force | 1899 | 29 Jul 2001 (102) | Enlisted 1917. Served in Egypt.[1][7] |
| Longmore, Roy | Lance-Corporal, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Australian Imperial Force | 29 Apr 1894 | 21 Jun 2001 (107) | Enlisted 1915. Fought at Gallipoli and on the Western Front where he was wounded twice.[8] |
| Mance, Lionel Charles (Charlie) | Private, 22nd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force | 3 Dec 1900 | 13 Sep 2001 (100) | Enlisted underage in 1917. Fought on the Somme where he was gassed and wounded.[9] |
| Robinson, Thomas James | Private, 4th Australian Corps Cyclist Battalion, Australian Imperial Force | Mar 1897 | 22 Apr 2001 (104) | Enlisted 1915. Served in France.[1][10] |
| Rosser, Harold Walters | Private, 39th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force | 1896 | 17 Sep 2001 (105) | Enlisted 1916. Fought on the Western Front, wounded three times.[1][11] |
Austria-Hungary (1 veteran)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovacic, Ivan | 20 Oct 1898 | 13 Feb 2001 (102) | Last veteran from Slovenia.[2][3] |
Belgium (3 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coghe, Michiel-Leo | 5 Apr 1895 | 19 Jun 2001 (106) | 4th Lancers.Was the oldest Belgian veteran ever. |
| Ooghe, Paul Jean-Marie | 17 May 1899 | 8 Sep 2001 (102) | 1st Grenadiers and 5th Lancers. Enlisted aged 16. Believed to have been the last Belgian combat veteran.[12]Template:Nl icon[13]Template:Nl icon |
| Otte, Ephrim | 1897 | 2001 (103) | Non combat. |
Canada (11 veterans)[]
| Name | Rank/Regiment/Corps | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allain, Henri Marcel | Private, 165th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 14 Feb 1897 | 14 Oct 2001 (104) | Enlisted 12th Feb 1916. Served in France behind the front line digging trenches.[14] |
| Charpentier, Fulgence | Private, 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 29 Jun 1897 | 6 Feb 2001 (103) | See entry. |
| Dunsmore, Arthur B. | Sergeant, 42nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 14 Sep 1898 | 21 Jul 2001 (102) | Enlisted 1916. Awarded the Military Medal for bravery on the Western Front.[4][15] |
| Gibbs, William Robert | Corporal, 27th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 10 Jun 1897 | 13 Aug 2001 (104) | Served in France.[4][16][17] |
| Johnson, George Frederick | Private, 177th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force | c.1900 | Apr 2001 (100) | Born in England. Enlisted underage. Served in France. Also a World War II veteran.[4][18] |
| Payzant, William Henry | 24 July 1897 | 19 April 2001 (103) | Enlisted June 1918.[5][6] | |
| Pitcairn, James | Gunner, 52nd Battery, Queen's Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 3 May 1897 | 2001 (104) | Born in Scotland. Enlisted 1916 and served on the Western Front as a layer for an 18 lb gun.[19] |
| Thorlakson, Stephan Sedford | Private, Signals Machine Gun Company, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 10 Dec 1897 | 5 Jan 2001 (103) | Enlisted 1915. Served in France as a company runner and dispatcher. Also a World War II veteran.[20] |
| Tremblay, René | 1892 | 17 Dec 2001 (109) | ||
| Tyler, Henry Charles (Harry) | 4 Mar 1899 | Apr 2001 (102) | Born in England. Enlisted underage in 1916. Served in France.[4][21] | |
| Walsh, Lawson Arthur | Private, 193rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 14 Feb 1898 | Dec 2001 (103) | Enlisted 1916. Served in France.[4][22][23] |
France (49 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abescat, Raymond | 10 Sep 1891 | 25 Aug 2001 (109) | Served in the 113e RI from 1912-1919. Seriously wounded at Verdun.[7] |
| Aegerter, Louis | 5 Aug 1893 | 17 Feb 2001 (107) | [7] |
| Armand, Bernard | 21 May 1893 | 1 Dec 2001 (108) | [7] |
| Augade, Casimir | 30 Dec 1897 | 29 Jul 2001 (103) | [7] |
| Ballorain, Eugène | 6 Dec 1898 | July 2001 (102) | [7] |
| Bastier, Marcel | 19 Oct 1899 | 14 Jun 2001 (101) | [7] |
| Bernon, Léon | 15 Sep 1898 | 2 Apr 2001 (102) | Enlisted in the Navy 1917. Served aboard La Gracieuse, patrolling for German submarines.[7] |
| Boudin, Paul | 17 Aug 1899 | 28 Feb 2001 (101) | [7] |
| Bouchard, Théodore | 3 Jun 1898 | 2 Jan 2001 (102) | [7] |
| Bouqué, Jean | 4 Mar 1897 | 29 Mar 2001 (104) | [7] |
| Brocard, Louis | 15 Feb 1898 | May 2001 (103) | Conscripted 1918 and served on the Western Front.[7] |
| Cléret, Gustave Louis Alfred | 9 Jan 1893 | 10 May 2001 (108) | Born in the USA. Enlisted in 1914 and served on the Western Front as an officer with a Tunisian colonial regiment.[7] |
| Clerget, Fernand | 8 Dec 1900 | 17 Apr 2001 (100) | [7] |
| Cornic, Augé | 3 Jul 1898 | 22 Sep 2001 (103) | [7] |
| Daigneau, Alexis Prosper Auge | 4 Aug 1890 | 3 Apr 2001 (110) | [7] |
| Daugé, Célestin | 29 Sep 1898 | 25 Sep 2001 (103) | [7] |
| Drut, Henri | 10 Jul 1900 | 12 Jan 2001 (100) | [7] |
| Ducamp, Jean, dit Jérôme | 26 Apr 1896 | 9 Dec 2001 (105) | [7] |
| Epailly, Georges | 2 Jun 1899 | Mar 2001 (101) | Non combat. Completed training and awaiting a posting to the Front when the Armistice declared.[7] |
| Floret, Pierre | 20 Dec 1897 | 13 Mar 2001 (103) | [7] |
| Fourquet, Jean | 23 Jun 1899 | 18 Sep 2001 (102) | Conscripted April 1918. Served in Belgium with a heavy artillery unit for 11 days until the Armistice. Later an honorary professor at The Sorbonne.[7] |
| Gentet-Garanson, Gaston | 22 Jun 1899 | 10 Sep 2001 (102) | [7] |
| Gérin, Bertin | Sep 1896 | 27 Mar 2001 (104) | Sergeant, 92e RI. Fought and wounded on the Western Front.[7] |
| Gilbin, Gabriel | 5 Oct 1897 | 1 Jul 2001 (103) | [7] |
| Grappe, André | 10 Oct 1898 | 31 Jan 2001 (102) | [7] |
| Guinard, Jean | 9 Jul 1899 | 29 Nov 2001 (102) | Conscripted 1917. Gassed.[7] |
| Houilliez, Louis | 31 Oct 1898 | 14 Sep 2001 (102) | [7] |
| Huon, Jean | 27 May 1897 | 2001 (103) | [7] |
| Jamault, Lucien | 13 Jul 1899 | 13 May 2001 (101) | Fought at Ypres 1918. Later an Olympic decathlete.[7] |
| Jard, Paul | 29 Oct 1899 | 2001 (101) | Served as a cook in the Navy.[7] |
| Jeandot, Lucien Marie Albert | 21 Apr 1899 | 10 Nov 2001 (102) | Conscripted 1917. Fought on the Western Front with the 35e RAC.[7] |
| Joui, René | 7 Dec 1896 | 23 Jan 2001 (104) | [7] |
| Laugier, Victor | 28 Sep 1897 | 11 Jan 2001 (103) | [7] |
| Laxague, Alexis | 13 Oct 1899 | 25 Nov 2001 (102) | Served with the Navy.[7] |
| Leriche, Maxime | 14 Jan 1898 | 22 Apr 2001 (103) | [7] |
| Lointier, René | 10 Nov 1899 | 1 Apr 2001 (101) | [7] |
| Matter, Jacques | 1 Aug 1899 | 2 May 2001 (101) | [7] |
| Milhau, Andre | 9 Mar 1900 | 16 Feb 2001 (100) | [7] |
| Mule, Marcel | 24 Jun 1901 | 19 Dec 2001 (100) | See entry. |
| Pecot, Gaston Jean | 3 Oct 1900 | 20 Apr 2001 (100) | [7] |
| Prévost, René Emile | 29 Dec 1898 | 18 Oct 2001 (102) | [7] |
| Piron, Raymond | 17 Mar 1896 | 23 Nov 2001 (105) | Served with 146e, 143e and 137e RI. Fought at the Battle of Verdun and served on the Western Front repairing telephone lines.[7] |
| Thiriet, Pierre | 8 Feb 1897 | 3 Dec 2001 (104) | [7] |
| Thomas, Marcel André | 30 Nov 1899 | 30 Jan 2001 (101) | [7] |
| Vachey, Lazare | 19 Aug 1898 | 5 Mar 2001 (102) | [7] |
| Vallée, Raymond Jules | 31 Jul 1897 | 22 Mar 2001 (103) | Fought at Verdun and Chemin des Dames with the 299e RI. Ended the war with the air force.[7] |
| Verjat, Robert | 28 Sep 1897 | 17 Dec 2001 (104) | [7] |
| Viala, André Pierre | 17 Jun 1899 | 20 Feb 2001 (101) | [7] |
Germany (8 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballweg, Eugen | 3 Dec 1895 | 23 Dec 2001 (106) | [8] |
| Bruehl, Paul | 2 Dec 1898 | 10 Jul 2001 (102) | Died in the USA. |
| Gluck, Louis | 14 Nov 1899 | 24 Apr 2001 (101) | Born Alsace-Lorraine. Conscripted into the German army 1917. Fought on the Western Front in Flanders. Died France.[7] |
| Hensel, Heinrich | 23 Sep 1895 | 24 Jan 2001 (105) | [24] |
| Jenniches, Josef | 29 Apr 1895 | 31 Jan 2001 (105) | [9] |
| Leyens, Erich | 13 Jan 1898 | 1 Oct 2001 (103) | Emigrated to the USA, but died in Germany.[25] |
| Neumann, Otto | 15 Sep 1895 | 18 Dec 2001 (106) | [26] |
| Schwager, Arthur | 18 Aug 1895 | 8 May 2001 (105) |
Italy (2 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desio, Ardito | 18 Apr 1897 | 12 Dec 2001 (104) | Fought with the 8th Alpine Regiment. Later a well-known explorer, mountaineer and geologist.[27] |
| Pettinicchi, Emilio | 22 Apr 1899 | 22 Nov 2001 (102) | Died in the USA. Fought for the US in World War II.[28] |
New Zealand (2 veterans)[]
| Name | Rank/Regiment/Corps | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blyth, Lawrence M. (Curly) | 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade | 1896 | 10 Oct 2001 (105) | Enlisted 1916. Fought on the Western Front, present at capture of Le Quesnoy. Remained in army after the war and reached rank of Lt Colonel.[29] |
| Owen, William Ralph Spencer | Private, 2nd New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade | 12 Nov 1897 | 7 Apr 2001 (103) | Conscripted 1918 and fought on the Western Front for 6 months, involved in the capture of Le Quesnoy.[10] |
Poland (1 veteran)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarnawski, Stefan (Tarło) | 1898 | 9 Nov 2001 (103) | Also a veteran of the Polish-Bolshevik War and World War II. Remained in the army and reached the rank of General. [30][31][32][33][34] |
Portugal (1 veteran)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomes, Manuel | 20 Feb 1896 | Jun 2001 (105) |
Puerto Rico (1 veteran)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torres-Maldonado, Primitivo | 20 Jan 1900 | 25 Mar 2001 (101) | Private, US Army.[11] |
Russia (1 veteran)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karasick, Bernard | 31 July 1898 | 31 Dec 2001 (103) | Conscripted 1917. Fought as a machine gunner on the Austrian front. Captured by the Germans but later escaped. Died USA.[35] |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (72 veterans)[]
| Name | Rank/Regiment/Corps | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleby, Frederick Henry | Royal Naval Air Service | 14 Aug 1899 | Dec 2001 (102) | [12][36] |
| Beer, Sidney Goldsworth | Private, 2nd Middlesex Regiment | 13 Aug 1898 | Feb 2001 (102) | Fought on the Western Front for only 3 weeks before being taken prisoner of war.[13][37] |
| Biggadike, Edward Cecil | Private, 4th Dorset Regiment | 4 Dec 1899 | Jul 2001 (101) | Non combat. Posted to Ireland.[13][38] |
| Billingham, Bernard John G | Private, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) & Army Service Corps | 16 Apr 1897 | Aug 2001 (104) | [12][39] |
| Bowmer, William James | Driver, Royal Field Artillery | 20 Jul 1898 | Aug 2001 (103) | [12][40] |
| Bristow, Conrad Philip | Flight Sub Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service | 22 Nov 1899 | 8 Nov 2001 (101) | Last surviving British RNAS pilot.[41][42] |
| Bulbeck, Edward George Bassett | Bandsman, Royal Marines | 18 Mar 1897 | Nov 2001 (104) | Enlisted 1911.[14]ADM 159[43] |
| Casswell, John Sidney | Private, 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 15 Nov 1898 | Jul 2001 (102) | [15]WO372/4[44] |
| Charlesworth, Frank | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | 11 May 1900 | Jan 2001 (100) | [16]ADM 337/1-108[45] |
| Cook, John William | Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy | 3 Jun 1900 | Apr 2001 (100) | Enlisted 1918.[17]ADM 188/825[46] |
| Colbert, Thomas Henry | Private, Durham Light Infantry | 25 Dec 1899 | May 2001 (101) | [15]WO372/4[47] |
| Cummings, Victor Baden | Royal Flying Corps | 22 Mar 1900 | Apr 2001 (101) | Enlisted underage and carried out bombing raids on German positions as a 17-year-old.[48][49] |
| Davey, Walter John | Royal Horse Artillery | 20 Aug 1897 | Dec 2001 (104) | Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Horse Artillery.[12][50] |
| De Courcy-Ireland, Stanley Brian | Midshipman, Royal Navy | 5 May 1900 | Nov 2001 (101) | Served on HMS Bellerophon. Veteran of Jutland; witnessed scuttling of German fleet at Scapa Flow. Also a World War II veteran.[51][52] |
| Dewing, Thomas Alfred | Sapper, 34th Signals Co., Royal Engineers | 21 Apr 1896 | 1 Feb 2001 (104) | Witnessed the Battle of the Somme as a signaller manning an observation post behind No Man’s Land.[18][53][19] |
| Edgley, Reginald | Private, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) | 1 Sep 1899 | Oct 2001 (102) | [12][54] |
| Farrant, Reuben James | Private, Royal Marine Artillery | 8 Oct 1900 | Nov 2001 (101) | Non Combat. Enlisted 1 November 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[14]ADM 159[55] |
| Faux, Marcus | Private, 53rd (Young Students) Rifle Brigade | 7 May 1900 | Aug 2001 (101) | Enlisted May 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[13][56] |
| Felstead, Bertie Charles | Private, 15th Welsh Fusiliers (1st London Welsh) | 28 Oct 1894 | 22 Jul 2001 (106) | Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Enlisted 1914. Wounded at the Battle of the Somme. Last surviving participant of 1915 Christmas Truce.[57][58] |
| Ferris, Harold Lyle V | Royal Naval Air Service | 5 Dec 1899 | Sep 2001 (101) | Enlisted 1917.[17]ADM 188/638[59] |
| Finbow, John | Private, East Surrey Regiment | 8 Nov 1899 | Jan 2001 (101) | [12][60] |
| Fleming, Leonard Harry | Private, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) & Royal Sussex Regiment | 10 Jan 1899 | Feb 2001 (102) | [15]WO372/7[61] |
| Foulkes, Vincent James | Lance-Corporal, 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment | 25 Jun 1899 | Aug 2001 (102) | [15]WO372/7[62] |
| Freeman, Emmanuel | Middlesex Regiment | 23 Nov 1897 | Feb 2001 (103) | [12][63] |
| Gall, Albert Edward G | Private, Norfolk Regiment | 23 Mar 1898 | Feb 2001 (102) | [15]WO372/7[64][65] |
| Getty, Jessie | Nurse, Voluntary Aid Detachment | 27 Mar 1894 | 14 Dec 2001 (107) | Last surviving Irish female veteran of World War I.[66][67] |
| Giles, Maurice | 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps | 10 Nov 1899 | Mar 2001 (101) | Non combat. In training as a pilot when the war ended.[68][69] |
| Goodburn, Albert James | Private, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) | 20 Dec 1899 | Dec 2001 (101) | [15]WO372/8[70] |
| Goodwin, Alexander | Royal Naval Air Service | 13 Aug 1899 | May 2001 (101) | Enlisted 1917.[17]ADM 188/630[71] |
| Goring, Percy George | Sapper, 54th Field Co, Royal Engineers | 19 Dec 1894 | 27 Jul 2001 (106) | Born in London, died Australia. Last surviving British veteran of Gallipoli.[72] |
| Hall, John Lawrence | East Surrey Regiment | 30 Jun 1898 | Jun 2001 (102) | Last known Great War veteran of the East Surrey Regiment.[12][73] |
| Hardy, Henry Leslie (Bert) | Stoker, Royal Navy | 16 Dec 1899 | Mar 2001 (101) | Enlisted 1917.[17]ADM 188/963[74] |
| Harvey, Harry | Royal Naval Air Service | 13 Oct 1899 | Aug 2001 (101) | Enlisted 1918.[17]ADM 188/640[75] |
| Hatcher, William George R | Private, Middlesex Regiment & Machine Gun Corps | 27 Oct 1897 | Nov 2001 (104) | [12][76] |
| Hazell, Albert Augustus | Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy | 17 Jan 1900 | Jun 2001 (101) | Enlisted 1918.[17]ADM 188/824[77] |
| Hill, Stanley | Private, Gloucestershire Regiment & Army Service Corps | 25 Apr 1898 | Jan 2001 (102) | [12][78] |
| Hilliard, Albert William | Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery | 8 Dec 1899 | 10 Jan 2001 (101) | [15]WO372/9[79] |
| Hilton, Edgar | Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy | 24 Sep 1900 | Dec 2001 (101) | Enlisted 1917.[17]ADM 188/805[80] |
| Holloway, Frederick Walter | Artificer, Royal Navy | 28 Aug 1900 | Jul 2001 (100) | Enlisted 1918.[17]ADM 188/1085[81] |
| Holton, Edward | Private, Army | 30 May 1898 | Jul 2001 (103) | [15]WO372/10[82] |
| Hudson, James Alfred | Private, 8th Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) | 10 Mar 1898 | 11 Jun 2001 (103) | Enlisted underage. Fought at Mons, Arras and Ypres.[15]WO372/10[83][84] |
| Hughes, David Davies | Royal Flying Corps | 13 Apr 1899 | Mar 2001 (101) | [12][85] |
| Ireland, David | Private, 3rd Highland Cyclist Battalion & Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | c. 1898 | Jun 2001 (c. 103) | Dispatch rider. Fought at Arras, twice wounded. Severely shellshocked; admitted to a psychiatric hospital in 1924 and never left.[86] |
| Keir, Fred | Private, Machine Gun Corps | 19 Oct 1899 | 7 Dec 2001 (102) | Enlisted aged 16. Fought on the Western Front and in Italy.[15]WO372/11[87][88] |
| Kimber, Leonard Stanley | Private, Hampshire Regiment & Royal Defence Corps | 16 Feb 1900 | 31 May 2001 (101) | Last known Great War veteran of the Hampshire Regiment. Served in India.[15]WO372/11[89][90] |
| Lawson, Henry | Private, 52nd (Graduated) West Yorkshire Regiment | 25 Jul 1899 | Nov 2001 (102) | Non combat. Enlisted 1917 but never posted overseas until serving in the army of occupation 1919.[13][91] |
| Littler, Henry | Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy | 3 Jun 1899 | May 2001 (101) | Enlisted 1917.[17]ADM 188/801[92] |
| Luce, Frank Henry | Private, London Regiment & King’s Royal Rifle Corps | 3 Feb 1900 | Aug 2001 (101) | Last known Great War veteran of the K.R.R.C.[15]WO372/12[93] |
| McCormack, Leo Patrick | Driver, Royal Field Artillery | 2 Jul 1897 | Mar 2001 (103) | [15]WO372/12[94][95] |
| Middleton, Clifford Victor | Merchant Navy | 15 Feb 1897 | 9 Jan 2001 (103) | Sunk twice by Germans in the Atlantic. Also a World War II veteran with the Royal Indian Navy.[96][97] |
| Miller, Harry Max | Acting Sergeant, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) | 25 Feb 1899 | Jan 2001 (101) | Last known Great War veteran of the Yorkshire Light Infantry.[12] |
| Miller, Joseph William | Private, Royal Marines Light Infantry | 6 Jun 1900 | Feb 2001 (100) | Enlisted at 16. Also a World War II veteran.[98][99] |
| Moncini, Donald | Private, Young Students Battalion | 3 Nov 1899 | Apr 2001 (101) | [15]WO372/14[100] |
| Murden, Edward John | Private, Army | 11 Jan 1899 | Jul 2001 (102) | [15]WO372/14[101] |
| Nelson, William Ernest | Private, 2nd North Riding Volunteer Regiment | 22 Aug 1899 | Dec 2001 (102) | [13][102] |
| Parsler, Henry | Royal Naval Air Service | 10 Dec 1899 | Jan 2001 (101) | Enlisted 1917.[17]ADM 188/636[103] |
| Puddick, Vivian Harry L | Sapper, Royal Engineers & 247th-249th Field Co, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division | 2 Feb 1898 | Aug 2001 (103) | Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Naval Division.[15]WO372/14[104] |
| Rabin, Arthur William | Private, London Regiment | 10 Apr 1895 | Jan 2001 (105) | [15]WO372/16[105] |
| Rimmer, Albert Edward (Ted) | Private, 2/6th Kings (Liverpool Regiment) | 10 Sep 1898 | Oct 2001 (103) | An infantry scout who fought at the 3rd Battle of Ypres and Passchendaele.[106][107] |
| Rough, James Frederick | Private, Northumberland Fusiliers & Labour Corps | 13 Apr 1898 | Feb 2001 (102) | Last known Great War veteran of the Northumberland Fusiliers.[12][108] |
| Savage, Septimus | Private, 10th West Yorkshire Regiment | 8 Oct 1898 | 17 Jun 2001 (102) | Enlisted underage and fought in the Battle of the Somme. Wounded at Albert. Died in Canada.[109] |
| Sexton, Frederic Braemar, W | Lieutenant, Devonshire Regiment & Army Service Corps | 15 Nov 1898 | Nov 2001 (102) | Last known Great War combat veteran of the Devonshire Regiment.[12][110] |
| Sheppard, James | Private, Royal Marines Light Infantry | 11 Dec 1900 | Dec 2001 (100) | Enlisted July 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[14]ADM 159[111] |
| Sinclair, John | Royal Artillery | 21 Aug 1898 | Apr 2001 (102) | [12][112] |
| Slade, Richard | Private, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry | 2 Jun 1897 | Mar 2001 (103) | Last known Great War veteran of the Ox & Bucks Light Infantry.[12][113] |
| Spriggs, Thomas Yates | Private, 55th Division, Machine Gun Corps | 2 Jul 1897 | Feb 2001 (103) | Fought in the 3rd battle of Ypres, Passchendaele and Cambrai where he was captured by the Germans.[114][115] |
| Stanley, Evelyn Mary | Women's Royal Army Corps & Royal Horse Artillery | 17 Jul 1898 | Nov 2001 (103) | [12][116] |
| Trenowden, Francis James | Royal Naval Air Service | 16 Aug 1899 | 23 Jul 2001 (101) | Enlisted 1917.[17]ADM 188/631[117] |
| Tomkins, Josiah William | Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy | 3 Feb 1900 | Dec 2001 (101) | Enlisted 1918.[17]ADM 188/816[118] |
| Tomkins, Robert Henry S | Private, Royal Warwickshire Regiment | 6 Aug 1899 | Jan 2001 (101) | Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.[15]WO372/20[119] |
| Walters, William | Lance Corporal, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) | 6 Dec 1896 | Dec 2001 (105) | Enlisted in 1914. Fought on the Western Front (wounded) and with Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.[120][121] |
| Wiggins, William Kenneth | Private, London Regiment, Essex Regiment & Royal Engineers | 12 Nov 1895 | Aug 2001 (105) | [15]WO372/21[122] |
Remark: a further 155 men old enough to have served in World War I died in 2001 in England & Wales. Their veteran status is not yet confirmed. Scottish and Irish records are not checked either.
United States (169 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Carl M. | 28 Jan 1893 | 8 Dec 2001 (108) | (Massachusetts) Non combat. Served in France at a laboratory disarming unexploded bombs and testing nerve gas.[123] |
| Ballman, James E. | 24 Dec 1900 | 22 Jun 2001 (100) | (Florida) Corporal, US Army.[11] |
| Barkas, Thomas | c. 1895 | 2001 (106) | (Louisiana) Served in France.[124] |
| Beerman, Walter D. | 13 Mar 1893 | 3 Mar 2001 (107) | (Florida) Served in US Navy. A machine gun instructor.[125] |
| Beeson, James W. | 19 Dec 1899 | 23 Mar 2001 (101) | (Florida) US Army.[126] |
| Bell, Norman Edward | 26 Jul 1899 | 15 Apr 2001 (101) | (California) US Army.[11] |
| Bennett, Charles W. | 23 Sep 1898 | 1 Jan 2001 (102) | (New York) Served in France.[20] |
| Beymer, Chester H. | 18 Nov 1898 | 13 Feb 2001 (102) | Fresno (California) Served in France.[20] |
| Blauser, Charles W. | 3 Aug 1897 | 23 Apr 2001 (103) | (Pennsylvania) Served in France.[20] |
| Boner, Harvey L. | 20 Jan 1897 | 5 Jun 2001 (104) | (Wyoming) Last known veteran from Wyoming to have served overseas.[20] |
| Bowen, Herbert W. | c.1900 | Nov 2001 (101) | (Maryland) Served in France.[20] |
| Brice, Thomas Frank | 20 Dec 1895 | 1 Jan 2001 (105) | (Tennessee) Served in France.[20] |
| Brookmyer, Lloyd E. | 21 Nov 1898 | 30 Jan 2001 (102) | (Pennsylvania) Private, US Army[11] |
| Buckner, Charles Madison | 12 Sep 1898 | 7 Jul 2001 (102) | (Missouri) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Bucklin, Robert M. | 19 Dec 1896 | 7 Feb 2001 (104) | (Minnesota) Private, US Army. Enlisted August 1918.[11] |
| Busekrus, Harvey E. | 2 Sep 1898 | 18 May 2001 (102) | (Missouri) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Caporizzo, Felix A., | 11 Nov 1895 | 10 Sep 2001 (105) | (Massachusetts) Born in Italy and emigrated to the USA as a child. Served in France. |
| Carter, Leslie Frederick | 19 Aug 1898 | 17 Jul 2001 (102) | (New Hampshire) Petty Officer 1st Class, US Navy.[11] |
| Chapman, Wilmer S. | 20 Feb 1895 | 30 Jul 2001 (106) | (Florida) Served in France.[20] |
| Chergosky, Joseph B. | 22 Mar 1894 | 28 Aug 2001 (107) | (New York) Served in France.[20] |
| Clark, Douglas Hayes | 22 Jul 1899 | 25 Jul 2001 (102) | (Alabama) US Army.[11] |
| Cohn, Benno | 18 Nov 1897 | 8 Aug 2001 (103) | (New York) Served in France.[20] |
| Cole, Jasper E. | 5 Oct 1894 | 12 Sep 2001 (106) | (Nebraska) US Army.[127] |
| Conley, Milford | 24 Apr 1899 | 6 Nov 2001 (102) | (Ohio) Served in France.[20] |
| Conway, Harold Joseph | 7 Nov 1900 | 16 Apr 2001 (100) | (Virginia) US Army. Also served in World War II and Korea, reaching the rank of Colonel.[11] |
| Cook, Ossie | 15 Oct 1894 | 23 Jul 2001 (106) | (Georgia) Served in France.[20] |
| Cooper, Donald | 30 Oct 1895 | 14 Jun 2001 (105) | (Georgia) Served in France.[20] |
| Crain, Doc Frank | 23 Feb 1899 | 11 Dec 2001 (102) | (Texas) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Crittenden, Roy J. | 30 Jul 1900 | 25 Jan 2001 (100) | (Texas) Enlisted underage in 1917. Wounded whilst serving in France loading ammunition.[20][128][129] |
| Czolgacz, Charles Leonard | 17 May 1900 | 17 Feb 2001 (100) | (California) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Deckard, George W. | 17 Nov 1896 | 13 Sep 2001 (104) | (Tennessee) Fought on the Western Front with US Army. In My Great Uncles own words, "I never saw combat, on the day I was to go to the front line, that morning the cease fire began. I never had to fire my gun in anger." George W Deckard Nov 1996 100th Birthday get together, Deckard Family Reunion.Template:Or |
| Denesha, Forest | 22 Nov 1894 | 18 Dec 2001 (107) | (New York) Served in France.[20] |
| Dietzman, William Paul | 14 Aug 1898 | 16 Apr 2001 (102) | (New Jersey) US Navy. Served as a gunner aboard USS Harrisburg, making several Atlantic crossings.[20][131][132] |
| DiSandro, Severino (Sam) | 12 Feb 1895 | 10 May 2001 (106) | (Rhode Island). Born in Italy. Non-combat. Drafted into the US Army as a carpenter in an aircraft factory.[133] |
| Dixson, Manuel | 8 Aug 1897 | 19 Sep 2001 (104) | (Louisiana) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Donovan, Joseph L. | 26 Apr 1899 | 9 Nov 2001 (102) | (Florida) Served in France. Also World War II veteran.[20] |
| Doran, Charles E. | 18 Aug 1894 | 14 Feb 2001 (106) | (South Dakota) Last known veteran from South Dakota to have served overseas.[20] |
| Downey, Marie A. | 2 Oct 1898 | 6 Jun 2001 (102) | United States Navy.[11] |
| Drewelow, George W | 16 Dec 1897 | 14 Jun 2001 (103) | (Oregon) Corporal, US Army. Enlisted May 1917.[11] |
| Dunn, William R. | 27 Apr 1900 | 22 Jul 2001 (101) | (Massachusetts) Served in France.[20] |
| Dunton, James G. | 10 Nov 1899 | 17 May 2001 (101) | (Virginia) Served in France as a sergeant in the US Army Ambulance Corps. Also a World War II veteran.[20][134] |
| Eichler, Francis H. (Frank) | 11 Oct 1897 | 29 Nov 2001 (104) | (California) Served briefly in France as a sergeant in the 548th Engineers, 5th Engineering Logistic Regiment, US Army.[20][135] |
| Ekiss, Ivon Carl | 8 Nov 1894 | 27 Jul 2001 (106) | (Colorado) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Elliott, Lewis Beall | 1 Sep 1897 | 10 Feb 2001 (103) | (Texas) Sergeant, US Army[11] |
| Ellner, Bernard J. | 7 Aug 1897 | 10 Mar 2001 (103) | (Texas) Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class, US Navy. Enlisted June 1918.[11] |
| Erger, Benjamin D. | 16 Oct 1899 | 4 Sep 2001 (101) | (Arizona) Last known veteran from Arizona to have served overseas.[20] |
| Fabricius, Hans | 5 Nov 1897 | 12 Mar 2001 (103) | (Idaho) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Folk, Jesse | 28 Nov 1898 | 28 Apr 2001 (102) | (Missouri) Served in France.[20] |
| Folks, James N. | 19 Oct 1897 | 20 Jan 2001 (103) | (Michigan) US Army.[136] |
| Foor, Forrest L. | 20 Dec 1896 | 18 Jan 2001 (104) | (California) Served as an instructor in the US Navy.[137] |
| Fredey, Richard | 23 Mar 1901 | 28 Dec 2001 (100) | (New York) Enlisted underage and served in France with the US Marine Corps. Also a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.[20][138][139] |
| Fuller, Jack G. | 7 Mar 1895 | 4 Jan 2001 (105) | (California) Served as aide-de-camp to General Hugh Johnson in World War I, and chief veterinarian of the China-Burma-India theatre during World War II. Retired from the army in the rank of Colonel in 1950.[140] |
| Gardner, Floyd S. | 22 May 1901 | 19 May 2001 (99) | (California) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[20] |
| Garman, Lloyd E. | 30 Apr 1892 | 24 May 2001(109) | (Kansas)[141] |
| Green, John R. | 15 Jun 1898 | 22 Jun 2001 (103) | (Pennsylvania) US Army.[11] |
| Griesner, William | 28 May 1895 | 4 Apr 2001 (105) | (California) Served in France.[20] |
| Gunderson, Harry | 2 Sep 1898 | 18 Nov 2001 (103) | (New Mexico) Served in France.[20] |
| Hall, Robert Henry | 12 Aug 1898 | 14 May 2001 (102) | (New York) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Harries, John H. | 23 Feb 1894 | 26 Apr 2001 (107) | (Oklahoma) Served in France from May 1918 as a 2nd Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Division, US Army.[20][142] |
| Harrison, Robert B. | 15 Aug 1898 | 18 Jul 2001 (102) | (New Hampshire) Last known veteran from New Hampshire to have served overseas.[20] |
| Harvey, John Guy | 29 Dec 1896 | 5 Feb 2001 (104) | (Texas) US Army.[11] |
| Harycki, Stanley | 10 Jan 1898 | 31 Jan 2001 (103) | (Wisconsin) Served in France.[20] |
| Heap, George | 13 May 1896 | 26 Mar 2001 (104) | (Pennsylvania) Served in France.[20] |
| Heatly, Johnie | 10 Jun 1894 | 8 Oct 2001 (107) | (Louisiana) Private, US Army. Enlisted April 1918.[11] |
| Hess, Walter Eugene | 26 Jul 1899 | 8 Jul 2001 (101) | (Florida) Seaman 1st Class, US Navy.[11] |
| Hicks, Lee Roy | 7 Dec 1898 | 30 Nov 2001 (102) | (Alabama) Served in France.[20] |
| Hill, Ernest R. | 27 Nov 1896 | 11 Feb 2001 (104) | (Arkansas) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Hill, Howard J. | 15 Aug 1894 | 2 Feb 2001 (106) | (Florida) Served in France.[20] |
| Holbrook, Rufus S. | 24 Sep 1897 | 22 Mar 2001 (103) | (Illinois) Non-combat.[143] |
| Hooker, William Raymond | 10 Mar 1899 | 10 Apr 2001 (102) | (Iowa) US Army.[11] |
| Hosley, Charles R. | 22 Nov 1898 | 6 Jun 2001 (102) | (Kansas) Served in France.[20] |
| Huff, Clement H. | 4 May 1899 | 13 Feb 2001 (101) | (New York) Private, US army. Also a World War II veteran.[11] |
| Hulse, Minard Edwin | 16 Dec 1895 | 12 Jun 2001 (105) | (Illinois) Served in France.[20] |
| Johnsen, Alvin L. | 4 Feb 1896 | 7 Jun 2001 (105) | (Nebraska) Served in France.[20] |
| Jones, William Edward | 23 Mar 1895 | 23 Aug 2001 (106) | (Maryland) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Kane, Thomas J. | 12 Oct 1900 | 6 May 2001 (100) | (New York) Private US Army. Enlisted underage in May 1917.[11] |
| Kennedy, Stephen | 6 Apr 1896 | 28 Oct 2001 (105) | (South Carolina) Last known veteran from South Carolina to have served overseas.[20] |
| Keyser, Frank Ray, Sr. | 29 Sep 1898 | 7 Mar 2001 (102) | (Vermont) United States Army. Later justice of the Vermont state supreme court (1964-1975). [144] |
| Kirk, Herbert S. | 2 Oct 1895 | 3 Oct 2001 (106) | (Montana) Pilot in the US Naval Air Service flying reconnaissance and bombing missions over the English Channel searching for German submarines.[20][145] |
| Lacroix, Hiram | 21 Aug 1893 | 16 May 2001 (107) | (North Carolina) Last known veteran from North Carolina to have served overseas.[20] |
| Lalond, Charles | 26 Apr 1897 | 14 Nov 2001 (104) | (North Dakota) Non combat. Stationed at Camp Grant, Illinois where he had charge of 130 mules.[146] |
| Lee, Andrew | 16 Dec 1894 | 18 Oct 2001 (106) | (California) Private, US Army. Son of a slave. Enlisted 1918. Served in France tending the horses and mules that transported supplies to the Front.[147] |
| Lesesne, Eugene | 19 Nov 1897 | 2 Feb 2001 (103) | (North Carolina) Served in France from July 1918 with the 331st Labor Battalion, US Quartermaster Corps.[20] |
| Lewis, Edwin L. | 11 May 1895 | 6 Aug 2001 (106) | (Illinois) US Navy. Served as a stoker aboard USS Ohio and USS Stringham.[148] |
| Lewis, Walter E. | 5 Jun 1895 | 4 May 2001 (105) | (Florida) Served in France.[20] |
| Maddex, Vincil L. | 19 Feb 1896 | 6 Dec 2001 (105) | (Oklahoma) Served in France.[20] |
| Mansfield, Michael Joseph | 16 Mar 1903 | 5 Oct 2001 (98) | (Washington) Navy veteran having enlisted aged 14; joined the army and US Marines after the war. Later Democratic Majority Leader in the US Senate. See entry. |
| Marks, Virgil M. | 17 Mar 1894 | 19 Jun 2001 (107) | (Illinois) Fought in the battle of the Argonne Forest as a private with Co H, 28th Division, 111th Infantry Regiment, US Army.[20] |
| Marston, Sheldon | 2 Nov 1897 | 1 Nov 2001 (103) | (Michigan) Served in France.[20] |
| Marthinson, Olaf E. | 14 May 1896 | 12 Mar 2001 (104) | (Connecticut) Enlisted in the National Guard in 1915. His unit became 113th US Infantry in 1917 and was dispatched to France, but Marthinson was sent to officer training and did not see combat. Ended the war in the rank of Lieutenant.[149] |
| Martin, Glen | 3 Sep 1895 | 14 Feb 2001 (105) | (Kansas) [21][22] |
| Maule, Reuel David | 6 Oct 1896 | 11 Jan 2001 (104) | (Idaho) Served in the US Navy 1917-1919.[150] |
| McDowell, Phillip | 6 Jan 1898 | 19 Oct 2001 (103) | (Indiana) Served in France.[20] |
| McCray, Carl A. | 20 Sep 1898 | 22 Mar 2001 (102) | (West Virginia) Served in France.[20] |
| McKinley, Lee Carrington | 1 Aug 1898 | 1 Jul 2001 (102) | (Missouri) Served in France.[20] |
| Medina, Jose A. | 26 Feb 1895 | 12 Feb 2001 (105) | (Colorado) Served in France.[20] |
| Mendow, Hiram Zaph | 6 Sep 1893 | 11 May 2001 (107) | (Minnesota) Non-combat. Served in the US Army ferrying aircraft around the US. Later a prominent lawyer, defending Al Capone.[151] |
| Meyer, Charles | 3 Nov 1899 | 9 Feb 2001 (101) | (Ohio) [23][24] |
| Miller, Frank | 20 Mar 1897 | 5 Feb 2001 (103) | (New Jersey) Served in France.[20] |
| Miller, Harry H. | 5 Feb 1898 | 13 Sep 2001 (103) | (Ohio) Served in France.[20] |
| Mills, Frank T. | 30 Apr 1891 | 20 Mar 2001 (109) | (Pennsylvania) Non-combat. Enlisted in US Army but discharged due to ill health.[152] |
| Mills, Henry J. | 1 Jun 1895 | 25 May 2001 (105) | (West Virginia) Fought on the Western Front as a private in the 42nd ‘Rainbow’ Division, US National Guard.[20][153] |
| Molcar, Charles | 11 Feb 1896 | 16 Apr 2001 (105) | (Illinois) Served in France as a machine-gunner with an artillery unit.[154] |
| Moore, Abe Parker | 9 Jul 1900 | 28 Jan 2001 (100) | (Mississippi) US Navy. Also a World War II veteran.[11] |
| Moyer, Glen A. | 20 Jun 1895 | 16 Apr 2001 (105) | (Ohio) Served in France with the US Army. Twin brother of Dale Moyer (see Veterans of World War I who Died in 2004).[155] |
| Mullian, Haroutun | 6 Apr 1895 | 6 Apr 2001 (106) | (Michigan) US Army.[11] |
| Mullins, Archie F. | 3 Jan 1895 | 8 Dec 2001 (106) | (West Virginia) Served in France.[20] |
| Mumper, Clarence F. | 13 Mar 1899 | 12 Dec 2001 (102) | (Ohio) Served in France.[20] |
| Nargiso, John | 6 Jan 1896 | 27 Jun 2001 (105) | (New Jersey) Served in France.[20] |
| Nelson, Walter W. | 14 Apr 1892 | 11 Mar 2001 (108) | (Minnesota) Last known veteran from Minnesota to have served overseas.[20] |
| Oresky, Joseph | 14 Oct 1895 | 12 Jan 2001 (105) | (New York) Served in France with C Co, 81st (Wildcat) Division, 322nd Infantry Regiment, US Army.[20][156] |
| Osborne, William Clarke | 30 Apr 1897 | 15 Jan 2001 (103) | (Kansas) US Army.[11] |
| Painter, John George | 20 Sep 1888 | 1 Mar 2001 (112) | (Tennessee) Served in Battery D, 115th Artillery Battalion, US Army, on the Western Front hauling ammunition and supplies to the front line. See entry. |
| Perry, Charles E. | 12 Nov 1896 | 1 Oct 2001 (104) | (Connecticut) US Army. Also served in World War II in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.[11] |
| Pettit, Roy C. | 30 May 1893 | 26 Dec 2001 (108) | (Illinois) Last known veteran from Illinois to have served overseas.[20] |
| Pifer, Raymond | 7 Jan 1893 | 17 Apr 2001 (108) | (Ohio) Served in France.[20] |
| Pizzuti, Philip V. (William V Perry) | 23 Oct 1900 | 26 Mar 2001 (100) | (Massachusetts) US Navy.[11] |
| Pratt, Ernest J.H. | 18 Mar 1896 | 24 Apr 2001 (105) | (Connecticut) Last known veteran from Connecticut to have served overseas.[20] |
| Prieste, Hal Haig (Harry) | 23 Nov 1896 | 19 Apr 2001 (104) | (New Jersey) Later an Olympic diver. [157] |
| Reno, Seiber | 25 May 1900 | 22 Mar 2001 (100) | (Michigan) Served in France.[20] |
| Ritenour, William J, | 18 Jan 1900 | 11 Mar 2001 (101) | (Iowa) Corporal, US Army.[11] |
| Roberts, Fred N.W.N. | 20 Mar 1896 | 3 Sep 2001 (105) | (California) Served in France.[20] |
| Robinson, Oren P. | 13 Mar 1900 | 24 Aug 2001 (101) | (Michigan) Served in France.[20] |
| Roseto, Carmine | 27 Sep 1897 | 26 Oct 2001 (104) | (New York) Served in France.[20] |
| Ross, Charles R. | 2 Jul 1896 | 13 Dec 2001 (105) | (Kansas) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Ruf, Charles A. | 15 Mar 1900 | 18 Mar 2001 (101) | (California) Served in France.[20] |
| Rusk, Clarence | 11 July 1897 | 19 Dec 2001 (104) | (Kansas) Non combat. Enlisted 1918 and had just completed training with 205th Co, US Army, when war ended.[158] |
| Scharmer, Otto E. | 27 Aug 1895 | 26 May 2001 (105) | (Michigan) Served in France.[20] |
| Schmoe, Floyd W. | 21 Sep 1895 | 20 Apr 2001 (105) | (Washington) Refused military service as a conscientious objector. Served in France with the Red Cross as an ambulance driver and stretcher bearer.[159] |
| Schubert, Fred A. | 14 Mar 1897 | 29 Mar 2001 (104) | (Michigan) Served in France.[20] |
| Schug, Edgar A. | 14 Feb 1899 | 29 Dec 2001 (102) | (Florida) US Army.[160] |
| Scott, Milton C. | 14 Jan 1895 | 8 Aug 2001 (106) | (Georgia) Served in France.[20] |
| Sholund, Michael S. | 14 Feb 1896 | 24 Mar 2001 (105) | (Washington) Served in France.[20] |
| Smith, Dwight Lyman | 12 Jan 1900 | 19 Nov 2001 (101) | (Iowa) [25][26] |
| Smith, Glenn V. | 18 Jul 1898 | 17 Aug 2001 (103) | (California) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Smith, Harold Harry | 30 June 1898 | 11 Oct 2001 (103) | (Missouri) [27][28] |
| Smith, Harvey J. | 7 Feb 1901 | 7 Apr 2001 (100) | (Pennsylvania) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[20] |
| Smith, Myles W. | 9 Dec 1899 | 3 Jan 2001 (101) | (Wisconsin) US Army.[11] |
| Smith, Will Charles | 1 Jan 1891 | 19 Apr 2001 (110) | (Florida) Fought on the Western Front with the US Army.[161] |
| Solomon, Alvin R. | 3 Mar 1896 | 21 Jul 2001 (105) | (Arkansas) Last known veteran from Arkansas to have served overseas.[20] |
| Soule, Russel V. | 30 Sep 1898 | 14 Mar 2001 (102) | (Michigan) Served in France.[20] |
| Spence, Arley Newton | 4 Mar 1900 | 27 Feb 2001 (100) | (South Carolina) Private, US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[11] |
| Spreen, Albert H. | 16 Jan 1895 | 6 Mar 2001 (106) | (Texas) Served in France.[20] |
| Staderman, Albert | 23 Dec 1900 | 18 Jul 2001 (100) | (Ohio)[162] |
| Stannard, M. Lawrence E. | 9 May 1899 | 20 Jun 2001 (102) | (Massachusetts) Served in France.[20] |
| Stephens, Cleveland | 25 Apr 1898 | 5 Mar 2001 (102) | (Florida) Private, US Army. Enlisted November 1917.[11] |
| Stephens, Frank L. | 16 Dec 1898 | 2 Mar 2001 (102) | (Texas) Served in France.[20][163] |
| Stone, Harry A. | 20 Aug 1899 | 20 May 2001 (101) | (Wisconsin) US Navy.[164] |
| Struthers, Clifton W. | 3 Aug 1898 | 22 Dec 2001 (103) | (Iowa) Served in France.[20] |
| Swanson, Nels R Ferdie | 5 Oct 1900 | 13 Jan 2001 (100) | (Illinois) Corporal, US Army.[11] |
| Tibby, Matthew R. | 11 Sep 1895 | 4 Nov 2001 (106) | (Pennsylvania) Served in France. |
| Tillotson, Neil | 16 Dec 1898 | 17 Oct 2001 (102) | (Massachusetts) Later invented surgical latex gloves and 'novelty' shaped balloons.[165] |
| Topolewski, John M. | 7 Dec 1894 | 26 May 2001 (106) | (Ohio) Served in France.[20] |
| Varney, C. Earl | 14 Jun 1896 | 12 Jun 2001 (104) | (Wyoming) Corporal, US Army.[11] |
| Vernon, Charles | 8 Apr 1896 | 12 Feb 2001 (104) | (California) Served in France.[20] |
| Vinger, Martin L. | 20 Jul 1901 | 1 Jun 2001 (99) | (Wisconsin) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[20] |
| Weaver, Cyrus Scott | Jan 1900 | 12 Aug 2001 (101) | (Tennessee) Served in France.[20] |
| Wentworth, Alton H. | 8 Mar 1897 | 21 Jan 2001 (103) | (Florida) Non combat. In training when the war ended.[166] |
| Whatley, Dennis | 19 Nov 1895 | 31 Aug 2001 (105) | (California) Served in France as a private in the 135th Infantry Regiment but the Armistice was signed before he saw action.[20] |
| White, Hiram | 20 Oct 1898 | 28 Nov 2001 (103) | (Florida) Served in France.[20] |
| Whitehead, Cecil P. | 11 Nov 1900 | 26 Apr 2001 (100) | (Kentucky) Private, US Army.[11] |
| Wickersham, Emmett C. | 4 Apr 1899 | 20 Oct 2001 (102) | (Iowa) US Army. |
| Wilhelm, Donald E. | 24 Nov 1896 | 11 Oct 2001 (104) | (Ohio) Served in France as a POW guard.[20][167] |
| Wilson, Aaron Dewitt | 25 Jan 1900 | 17 Jan 2001 (100) | (Tennessee) [29][30] |
| Wilson, Charles C. | 2 Apr 1898 | 12 Aug 2001 (103) | (Oregon) Served in France.[20] |
| Wilson, George Dewey | 24 July 1898 | 16 April 2001 (102) | (Illinois) [31][32] |
| Wiltgen, Fred J. | 21 Feb 1901 | 23 Mar 2001 (100) | (Arizona) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[20] |
| Winters, Arthur W. | 14 Mar 1898 | 26 Aug 2001 (103) | (Michigan) Served in France.[20] |
World War I-era veterans - 2 veterans[]
Listed here are those that joined the armed services after the Armistice date, but before the Treaty of Versailles 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.
United States (1 veteran)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plotinsky, Hyman | 23 Sep 1898 | 1 Feb 2001 (102) | (Massachusetts) Private, US Army. Enlisted July 1919.[11] |
Lithuania (1 veteran)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Januškevičius, Česlovas | 1900 | 21 Jan 2001 (100) | Enlisted in 1919. Served in the Polish-Lithuanian War. Left the armed forces in 1923. Later served as an aviation instructor.[33] |
Totals - 331 veterans[]
- Verified veterans - 329
- World War I-Era veterans - 2
See also[]
- List of last surviving World War I veterans by country
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal Recipients". It’s An Honour: Australian Government Honours.[1]
- ↑ Ders Des Ders Report - Other Countries (French)
- ↑ Domaèa stran Dru¹tva so¹ka fronta Nova Gorica
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Awards to Canadians" (PDF). Canada Gazette Part I. 152 (51). 19 December 1998.
- ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-119.02-e.php?image_url=http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc013/570214a.gif&id_nbr=570884
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- ↑ De Annonce Revue Jaargang 4 nummer 234, 1-1-2003
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- ↑ New Zealand Press Association (2001-05-10), "World War One Survivor", The Press
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Admiralty: Royal Marines Registers of Service". The National Archive.
- ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 "War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War". The National Archive.
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- ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 "Admiralty: Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services 1908 - 1923". The National Archive.
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- ↑ http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80018218
- ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29 20.30 20.31 20.32 20.33 20.34 20.35 20.36 20.37 20.38 20.39 20.40 20.41 20.42 20.43 20.44 20.45 20.46 20.47 20.48 20.49 20.50 20.51 20.52 20.53 20.54 20.55 20.56 20.57 20.58 20.59 20.60 20.61 20.62 20.63 20.64 20.65 20.66 20.67 20.68 20.69 20.70 20.71 20.72 20.73 20.74 20.75 20.76 20.77 20.78 20.79 20.80 20.81 20.82 20.83 Legion of Honor Recipients, Embassy of France in the United States of America, February 16, 2001, archived from the original on August 14, 2007
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- ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cfostertree&id=I7484
- ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=preston-112239&id=I6468
- ↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?MS_AdvCB=1&db=WW1draft&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=ms_db&gsfn=Dwight+Lyman&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Smith&gsln_x=1&msbdy=1900&msbdy_x=1&msbdm_x=1&msbdd_x=1&dbOnly=_F0006EAE%7C_F0006EAE_x&uidh=000&msbdd=12&msbdm=1
- ↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?MS_AdvCB=1&db=WW1draft&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=ms_db&gsfn=Harold&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Smith&gsln_x=1&msbdy=1898&msbdy_x=1&msbdm_x=1&msbdd_x=1&dbOnly=_F0006EAE%7C_F0006EAE_x&uidh=000&msbdd=30&msbdm=6
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- ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=myrelatives&id=I99799
- ↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?MS_AdvCB=1&db=WW1draft&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=ms_db&gsfn=George+Dewey&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Wilson&gsln_x=1&msbdy=1898&msbdy_x=1&msbdm_x=1&msbdd_x=1&dbOnly=_F0006EAE%7C_F0006EAE_x&uidh=000&msbdd=24&msbdm=7
- ↑ Template:VLE
External links[]
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