List of last surviving World War I veterans by country facts for kids
The last living veteran of World War I was Florence Green. She was a British woman who served in the Allied armed forces, and who died on 4 February 2012, aged 110. The last veteran who served in combat was Claude Choules. He served in the British Royal Navy (and later the Royal Australian Navy) and died 5 May 2011, aged 110. The last veteran who served in the trenches was Harry Patch who died on 25 July 2009, aged 111. The last Central Powers veteran was Franz Künstler from Austria-Hungary. He died on 27 May 2008 at the age of 107.
The total number of people who took part in WWI is estimated by the Encyclopædia Britannica at 65,038,810. There were around 9,750,103 military deaths during the conflict.
Overall
Country | Name | Death date | Age |
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Algeria | Saci Ben Hocine Mahdi | June 1998 | 100 years |
Austria | August Bischof | 4 March 2006 | 107 years |
Australia | John Campbell Ross | 3 June 2009 | 110 years |
Barbados | George Blackman | March 2003 | 105 years |
Belgium | Cyrillus-Camillus Barbary | 16 September 2004 | 105 years |
Canada | John Babcock | 18 February 2010 | 109 years |
Czechoslovakia | Alois Vocásek | 9 August 2003 | 107 years |
Denmark | Lorenz Gram | 26 December 2004 | 105 years |
Estonia | Juhan Kallaste | 28 August 1999 | 107 years |
France | Pierre Picault | 20 November 2008 | 109 years |
Germany | Erich Kästner | 1 January 2008 | 107 years |
Guyana | Gershom Browne | 6 December 2000 | 102 years |
Hungary | Franz Künstler | 27 May 2008 | 107 years |
Italy | Delfino Borroni | 26 October 2008 | 110 years |
Jamaica | Stanley Stair | April 2008 | 107 years |
Netherlands | Bert van Sloten | September 2005 | 105 years |
Newfoundland | Wallace Pike | 11 April 1999 | 99 years |
New Zealand | Bright Williams | 13 February 2003 | 105 years |
Philippines | Eracleo Alimpolo | 2 October 2002 | 104 years |
Poland | Stanisław Wycech | 12 January 2008 | 105 years |
Portugal | José Ladeira | 5 May 2003 | 107 years |
Romania | Gheorghe Pănculescu | 9 January 2007 | 104 years |
Russia | Dmitry Malozemov | 13 May 1998 | 101 years |
Senegal | Abdoulaye N'Diaye | 10 November 1998 | 104 years |
Serbia | Aleksa Radovanović | 22 June 2004 | 105 years |
Slovenia | Ivan Kovačič | 16 April 2001 | 103 years |
South Africa | Norman Kark | March 2000 | 102 years |
Thailand | Yod Sangrungruang | 9 October 2003 | 106 years |
Turkey | Yakup Satar | 2 April 2008 | 110 years |
Ukraine | Mikhail Krichevsky | 26 December 2008 | 111 years |
United Kingdom | Florence Green | 4 February 2012 | 110 years |
United States | Frank Buckles | 27 February 2011 | 110 years |
By branch
This is the list of the last living veterans of World War I by the country and the branch that they served:
Country | Branch of Service | Name | Death | Age |
Algeria | Army | Saci Ben Hocine Mahdi | 1998 | 100 years |
Australia | Air Force | Harold Edwards | 9 August 1998 | 102 years |
Army | John Campbell Ross | 3 June 2009 | 110 years | |
Navy | William Evan Allan | 15 October 2005 | 106 years | |
Austria | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | August Bischof | 4 March 2006 | 107 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Barbados | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | George Blackman | March 2003 | 105 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Belgium | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | Cyrillus-Camillus Barbary | 16 September 2004 | 105 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Bulgaria | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Canada | Air Force | Henry Botterell | 3 January 2003 | 106 years |
Army | John Babcock | 18 February 2010 | 109 years | |
Navy | Dwight Wilson | 9 May 2007 | 106 years | |
Czechoslovakia | Army | Alois Vocásek | 9 August 2003 | 107 years |
France | Air Force | André Jean Lavrand | Sept 28, 2005 | 104 years |
Army | Pierre Picault | 20 November 2008 | 109 years | |
Navy | Bernard Delaire | 1 October 2007 | 108 years | |
Germany | Air Force | Walter Heiman | 18 March 2007 | 106 years |
Army | Erich Kästner | 1 January 2008 | 109 years | |
Navy | Franz Xaver Brandmeier | 8 September 2006 | 107 years | |
Guyana | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | Gershom Browne | 6 December 2000 | 102 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Hungary | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Army | Franz Künstler | 27 May 2008 | 107 years | |
Ireland | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | Thomas Shaw | 2 March 2002 | 102 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Italy | Army | Delfino Edmondo Borroni | 26 October 2008 | 110 years |
Navy | Giuseppe Pagano | July 2003 | 105 years | |
Jamaica | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | Stanley Stair | April 2008 | 106 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Nepal | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Netherlands | Air Force | Bert van Sloten | September 2005 | 105 years |
Army | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Newfoundland | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | Wallace Pike | 11 April 1999 | 99 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
New Zealand | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | Bright Williams | 13 February 2003 | 105 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Philippines | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Navy | Eracleo Alimpolo | 2 October 2002 | 104 years | |
Poland | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Underground Movement | Stanisław Wycech | 12 January 2008 | 105 years | |
Navy | Franciszek Pióro | 11 September 2002 | 105 years | |
Portugal | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | José Ladeira | 5 May 2003 | 107 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Romania | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | Gheorghe Pănculescu | 9 January 2007 | 104 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Senegal | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | Abdoulaye N'Diaye | 10 November 1998 | 104 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Serbia | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | Aleksa Radovanović | 22 June 2004 | 103 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Slovenia | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | Ivan Kovacic | ??? | 103 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
South Africa | Air Force | Kenneth Reid van der Spuy | 1991 | 99 years |
Army | Norman Kark | 30 March 2000 | 102 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Thailand | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | Yod Sangrungruang | 9 October 2003 | 106 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Turkey | Air Force | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Army | Yakup Satar | 2 April 2008 | 110 years | |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
Russian Empire | Army | Mikhail Krichevsky | 26 December 2008 | 111 years |
Navy | ??? | ??? | ??? | |
United Kingdom | Air Force (Male) | Henry Allingham | 17 July 2009 | 113 years |
Air Force (Female) | Florence Green | 4 February 2012 | 110 years | |
Army (male) | Henry John (Harry) Patch | 25 July 2009 | 111 years | |
Army (female) | Ivy Lillian Campany | 19 December 2008 | 107 years | |
Merchant Navy | Henry Johnson | 2010 | 108 years | |
Navy | Claude Choules | 5 May 2011 | 110 years | |
United States | Air Force | Homer Anderson | 23 September 2006 | 108 years |
Army | Frank Buckles | 27 February 2011 | 110 years | |
Navy (female) | Charlotte Winters (last US female veteran) | 27 March 2007 | 109 years | |
Navy (male) | Lloyd Brown | 29 March 2007 | 105 year | |
Marine Corps | Albert "Jud" Wagner | 20 January 2007 | 107 years |