The following is a list of known veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) who died in 2002.
Veterans by country of service - 210 veterans[]
Australia (7 veterans)[]
| Name | Rank/Regiment/Corps | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell, Alec William | Private, 15th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force | 26 Feb 1899 | 16 May 2002 (103) | Last survivor of Gallipoli. Enlisted 1915 aged 16, served at ANZAC Cove loading supplies for six before falling ill. Evacuated and discharged when real age discovered. See entry. |
| Durston, Raymond George | Corporal, General Service Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force | c.1899 | 19 May 2002 (102) | Non combat. Enlisted 1918. Travelled to Europe, but his ship docked in London the day war ended.[4][5] |
| Jessop-Smith, Kenneth Paul | Australian Merchant Navy | 12 Jan 1902 | 14 Oct 2002 (100) | Born in Wales. Enlisted aged 15. Also a World War II veteran.[6] |
| Lockett, John Henry (Jack) | Sergeant, Australian Imperial Force | 22 Jan 1891 | 25 May 2002 (111) | Enlisted 1916. Fought on the Western Front. See entry. |
| Munday, John | Private, 7th General Service Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force | 1899 | 5 Dec 2002 (103) | Non combat. Enlisted July 1918 and completed basic training, but did not leave Australia.[7] |
| Sykes, Leslie Robert | Ordnance Officer, Royal Australian Navy | 3 Dec 1898 | 19 Jul 2002 (103) | Enlisted 1917. Served as a gunnery mechanic.[8] |
| Whitmore, Albert Ernest | Private, 9th Light Horse, Australian Imperial Force | 14 Aug 1899 | 26 Jul 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1917. Served in the Middle East. Also a World War II veteran.[9] |
Austria-Hungary (3 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manheim, Ernest | 27 Jan 1900 | 28 Jul 2002 (102) | Died in the USA. See entry. |
| Selmair-Selwart, Antonio Franz Theus | 9 Jun 1896 | 2 Nov 2002 (106) | Born in Germany, died USA. Served as a Lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian cavalry. Later a well-known actor. See entry. |
| Vietoris, Leopold | 4 Jun 1891 | 9 Apr 2002 (110) | Born and died in Austria. Later a distinguished mathematician.[10] See entry. |
Belgium (1 veteran)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massaer, Elvire | 22 Apr 1900 | 2002 (101) | A nurse in the Belgian Army. |
Canada (4 veterans)[]
| Name | Rank/Regiment/Corps | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlow, Edward H. | Petty Officer, Royal Canadian Navy | 15 Dec 1899 | 31 Aug 2002 (102) | Non combat. Served aboard HMS Niobe. Died in the USA. [11][12] |
| Peterson, Robert Alfred Talbot | Private, 202nd Infantry (Edmonton Sportsmen’s) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 7 Jan 1899 | 1 Mar 2002 (103) | Fought at Vimy Ridge.[1][13] |
| Preet, Peter | Private, 2nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 1899 | Dec 2002 (103) | Enlisted aged 16 and served on the Western Front as a runner. Gassed but survived.[14] |
| Smethurst, Alfred Gladstone | Private, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 3 Feb 1900 | 21 Apr 2002 (102) | Enlisted underage and fought at Vimy Ridge.[1][15] |
France (39 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allaigre, Joannès | 17 March 1899 | 9 Apr 2002 (103) | [2] |
| Alland, René | 1 Nov 1898 | 7 Jan 2002 (103) | [2] |
| Baillif, Jacques | 26 Dec 1896 | 19 Jun 2002 (105) | Conscripted 1915. Served with the 1eme Regiment de Zouaves, 39e and 75e RI, and 103e RA.[2] |
| Bazille, Etienne | 20 Dec 1899 | Jul 2002 (102) | Conscripted 1918. Also a World War II veteran.[2] |
| Bidaine, Gaston | 2 May 1896 | 1 Feb 2002 (105) | Conscripted 1915. Fought on the Somme and at Verdun.[2] |
| Boméa, Albert | 1 Sep 1900 | 16 Jul 2002 (101) | Served in the Navy 1918. Died in the USA.[2] |
| Bonvalot, André | 13 Apr 1897 | Sep 2002 (105) | [2] |
| Boué, Alexandre | 16 Jun 1898 | Mar 2002 (103) | [2] |
| Bourgoin, Raymond | 6 Jul 1899 | May 2002 (102) | [2] |
| Bourzat, Léon | 28 Dec 1896 | 27 Oct 2002 (105) | [2] |
| Bouscarat, Jean | 12 May 1897 | 17 Aug 2002 (105) | [2] |
| Brinster, Marcel | 22 Dec 1899 | 16 May 2002 (102) | [2] |
| Collay, Joseph Marius | 1 Dec 1899 | 26 Jun 2002 (102) | [2] |
| Conrié, Henri Marie | 6 Apr 1899 | 8 March 2002 (102) | [2] |
| Contié, Jean | 8 March 1897 | 31 Oct 2002 (105) | [2] |
| Coquin, Victor | 20 Jun 1896 | 14 Oct 2002 (106) | [2] |
| Dayon, Théophile Julien | 5 Jul 1894 | 9 Jan 2002 (107) | [2] |
| D'Harboulle, Hilaire François | 26 Jan 1893 | 22 March 2002 (109) | Enlisted 1913. Wounded in 1914 on his first day at the Front. Later fought at Verdun and in Salonika.[2] |
| Dumonteil, Noël Jean Charles | 8 Dec 1899 | 29 Dec 2002 (103) | [2] |
| Filipeau, Léandre | 8 Oct 1898 | 11 Jan 2002 (103) | [2] |
| Gautier, Eugène | 19 Oct 1898 | 4 Dec 2002 (104) | Conscripted 1917. Gassed at Vosges, later taken prisoner.[2] |
| Gayrard, Albert | 8 Feb 1898 | 9 Feb 2002 (104) | [2] |
| Gravelle, René | 31 Jan 1898 | 12 May 2002 (104) | [2] |
| Guerin, Lucien | 14 Apr 1899 | 7 Apr 2002 (102) | [2] |
| Guertault, Louis | 6 May 1895 | 21 Jan 2002 (106) | Fought on the Somme and at Picardie and Verdun with 129e RI du Havre. Ended the war as an air mechanic with 2e Groupe d’Aviation.[2] |
| Igier, Charles Basile | 25 Sep 1895 | 15 Feb 2002 (106) | Enlisted 1914. Fought with the 25eme Battalion de Chasseurs on the Somme and Marne. Twice wounded.[2] |
| Latié, Jean | 2 Sep 1894 | 13 Sep 2002 (108) | [2] |
| Le Meur, Louis | 16 Sep 1899 | May 2002 (102) | Later a well-known comedian. Died in Switzerland.[2] |
| Lindor, Valentin | 17 Feb 1898 | 2002 (104) | [2] |
| Mabillot, Clotaire | 16 March 1897 | 8 Mar 2002 (104) | Conscripted 1916.[2] |
| Ménétrier, Pierre | 12 Mar 1899 | 24 Apr 2002 (103) | [2] |
| Moritz, Leon | 20 Dec 1899 | 20 June 2002 (102) | [2] |
| Ohnet, Jacques | 11 Jan 1899 | 1 Apr 2002 (103) | Conscripted 1918. Served on the Western Front with the 138e and 107e RAL.[2] |
| Pelika, Joseph | 23 Dec 1897 | 2 Oct 2002 (104) | [2] |
| Pinier, Eugene | 17 Dec 1897 | 2 Oct 2002 (104) | [2] |
| Platret, Louis Alexandre | 31 Dec 1895 | 8 Jan 2002 (106) | [2] |
| Rimbert, Raphaël Evariste | 26 Oct 1898 | Mar 2002 (103) | [2] |
| Sauvet, Fernand | 2 Jul 1899 | Jan 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1917. Fought on the Somme with the 15e RA de Douai.[2] |
| Vandaele, Maurice | 21 Dec 1898 | 2002 (103) | [2] |
Germany (8 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkenberg, Frank | 8 Sep 1893 | 22 Dec 2002 (109) | Died in the USA. |
| Bredtschneider, Georg | 23 Mar 1892 | 7 Mar 2002 (109) | Oldest Living German man at his death.[3] |
| Feldmann, Ernst | 14 May 1898 | 9 Jul 2002 (104) | [16][4] |
| Klein, Reinhard | 12 Feb 1897 | 15 May 2002 (105) | [17] |
| Lueking, Joseph | 4 Dec 1897 | 24 Feb 2002 (104) | Died in the USA. |
| Moritz, Léon | 20 Dec 1899 | 20 Jun 2002 (102) | Born in Alsace-Lorraine. Conscripted into the German army 1917. Wounded at Cambrai. Died France.[2] |
| Schinkel, Willy | 23 Aug 1896 | 4 Jun 2002 (105) | Marine, fought in the 1916 Battle of Jutland/Skagerrak.[5] |
| Wissner, Heinrich | 3 Dec 1895 | 25 Oct 2002 (106) | Served from May 1916 in France, Russia and Ukraine. |
Italy (5 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graziosi, Horace | 23 May 1898 | 19 Jun 2002 (104) | Died in France.[18] |
| Lampone, Giuseppe | 23 Feb 1896 | 29 Sep 2002 (106) | Died in USA.[19] |
| Todde, Antonio | 22 Jan 1889 | 3 Jan 2002 (112) | The oldest man in the world at the time of his death. Wounded at Mont Grappa, Northern Italy, on the Austrian Front. See entry. |
| Ugolini, Arnaldo | 10 Nov 1894 | Nov 2002 (107) | [20] |
| Mattana, Cesare | 7 May 1893 | 21 Jul 2002 (109) | [21][dead link] |
Jamaica (1 veteran)[]
| Name | Rank/Regiment/Corps | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Eugent | Private, British West Indies Regiment | 1894 | 2002 (108) | Oldest Jamaican veteran.[6]WO372/4[22] |
Philippines (1 veteran)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barruga, Timoteo G. | 24 Jan 1900 | 23 Aug 2002 (102) | Private, US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
Poland (2 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kowalkowski, Feliks | 16 Aug 1895 | 27 Nov 2002 (107) | [23] |
| Pióro, Franciszek | 8 Jan 1897 | 11 Sep 2002 (105) | Served in the navy.[24] |
Portugal (1 veteran)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptista, José Maria Hermano | 1 May 1895 | 14 Dec 2002 (107) | Served on the Western Front 1917-1919.[8] |
Russia (2 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabryel, Michał | 8 Sep 1895 | 5 Feb 2002 (106) | Born in Belorussia. Conscripted in 1915. Twice saw Lenin. Died in Poland.[25][26] |
| Rabinovitch, Eliazar | 24 Dec 1898 | 27 Jun 2002 (103) | Born in Latvia. Served as a book-keeper in the Imperial Russian Army, and as a medic in the Red Army during World War II. Died in the USA.[27] |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (69 veterans)[]
| Name | Rank/Regiment/Corps | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre, Albert Eduoard | Private, 1st Royal Guernsey Light Infantry & Royal Garrison Artillery | 6 Oct 1901 | 14 Jan 2002 (100) | Last surviving Chelsea Pensioner to have served in World War I. Enlisted at 16. Fought at Passchendaele. |
| Andrews, James William | Army | 25 May 1899 | Apr 2002 (102) | [6]WO372/1[28][29] |
| Baird, John | Private, Manchester Regiment & Royal Army Medical Corps | 26 Jul 1896 | Jan 2002 (105) | Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Army Medical Corps.[6]WO372/1[30][31] |
| Beadman, Lionel Edward | Private, 51st (Graduated) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) | 25 Apr 1900 | Sep 2002 (102) | Still in training when the war ended.[9][32] |
| Beedon, John Edward | Driver, Royal Field Artillery | 22 Jan 1897 | Jul 2002 (105) | Served on the Western Front.[6]WO372/2[33][34] |
| Bell, George | Private, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) | 16 Nov 1898 | 30 Dec 2002 (104) | Saved when shrapnel from an exploding shell hit the bible he kept in his breast pocket. Died in the USA.[35][36] |
| Blower, Walter Arthur | Royal Sussex Regiment | 17 Apr 1900 | Jun 2002 (102) | [10][37] |
| Boulden, Archibald Carey | Private, Army | 14 Feb 1897 | Oct 2002 (105) | [6]WO372/2[38] |
| Bowie, Andrew | Private, 1st Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders | 3 Oct 1897 | 26 Aug 2002 (104) | Last known Great War veteran of the Cameron Highlanders. Enlisted aged 18. Fought at Passchendaele, gassed but survived. Died in Australia.[11] |
| Briggs, John Mortimer | Acting Captain, 1/2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers | 16 Mar 1898 | Jun 2002 (104) | Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. A student at Nottingham University. Enlisted 1916.[6]WO372/3[39][40] |
| Brown, Edward | Private, King’s (Liverpool Regiment) | 12 Jul 1896 | Apr 2002 (105) | Last known Great War veteran of the Liverpool Regiment.[10][41] |
| Brown, Leopold Wilfred T F | Private, Somerset Light Infantry | 23 Sep 1898 | Nov 2002 (103) | Last known Great War veteran of the Somerset Light Infantry.[6]WO372/3[42] |
| Bugg, Wilfred Marcus P | Private, East Lancashire Regiment & Lancashire Fusiliers | 7 Aug 1898 | Jun 2002 (103) | Last known Great War veteran of the East Lancashire Regiment.[6]WO372/3[43] |
| Bunday, Frederick Henry | Boy Telegraphist, Royal Navy | 28 Nov 1900 | 28 Dec 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1915. Served on HMS Hannibal and HMS Grafton. Also a World War II veteran.[12]ADM 188/753[44][45] |
| Chater, Henry Wilby | Private, Northamptonshire Regiment | 27 Jan 1896 | Jun 2002 (106) | Last known combat veteran of the Northamptonshire Regiment.[10][46] |
| Colledge, Roland Thomas (Roly) | Merchant Navy | 23 Dec 1900 | Mar 2002 (101) | [47][48] |
| Cotgrove, William George (Bill) | Driver, Royal Field Artillery | 26 Oct 1896 | 11 Feb 2002 (105) | Ammunition wagon driver. Served at Ypres. Awarded the Military Medal for bravery.[6]WO372/23[49][50] |
| Covey, Donald Frederick | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | 28 Feb 1900 | May 2002 (102) | [13]ADM 337/1-108[51] |
| Cowan, Norman | Corporal, 'A' Squadron, Northumberland Hussars | 5 Oct 1898 | Feb 2002 (103) | Captured by the Germans and ended the hostilities as a POW.[52][53] |
| Crossland, Gilbert | Private, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 30 Jan 1897 | Nov 2002 (105) | Fought on the Somme and at Arras. Wounded in action. Trapped in mud he was rescued by Germans who sent him back to the British line.[6]WO372/5[54] |
| Davis, Herbert Wyndham C (Bert) | Driver, Royal Defence Corps | 24 Dec 1896 | Aug 2002 (105) | Non combat. Failed medical for active service 4 times but conscripted as an army lorry driver on Salisbury Plain.[55][56] |
| Deane, Frank Sydney | Private, Welsh Regiment & 1/6th Durham Light Infantry | 18 Feb 1899 | Oct 2002 (103) | Last known Great War combat veteran of the Durham Light Infantry.[57][58] |
| Dixon, Gerald | 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps | 6 Sep 1899 | Apr 2002 (102) | Last known British pilot of the Great War.[59][60] |
| East, Thomas Henry | Private, Army | 14 Jul 1900 | Dec 2002 (102) | Non-combat. In Dover about to embark to France at the Armistice.[14] |
| Ellis, Benjamin Frank | Private, Army | 15 Feb 1896 | Feb 2002 (105) | [6]WO372/6[61] |
| Fielding, Albert | Private, Royal Flying Corps | 23 Jan 1900 | Mar 2002 (102) | Served as an aircraft engine fitter in Egypt.[62][63] |
| Fraser, James Forest (Jim) | Private, 52nd (Lowland) Division | 1 Dec 1898 | 7 Dec 2002 (104) | Last known Great War veteran of the Lowland Division. Born Scotland, died Canada. Served as a machine gunner on the Western Front.[64] |
| Godin, Frederick George | Royal Naval Air Service | 22 May 1900 | Sep 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1918.[12]ADM 188/646[65] |
| Gooderidge, Walter Norman | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | 13 Aug 1898 | Dec 2002 (104) | [13]ADM 337/1-108[66] |
| Gray, Wilfred Sydney | ? | 22 Jan 1895 | 3 Aug 2002 (107) | [67] |
| Hazlehurst, William (Bill) | Private, Royal Flying Corps | 10 Sep 1899 | Jun 2002 (102) | Enlisted aged 17.[68][69] |
| Henning, Reginald John | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | 28 Jul 1899 | Apr 2002 (102) | [13]ADM 337/1-108[70] |
| Heywood, Reuben | Private, 10th (1st Gwent) South Wales Borderers | 2 Oct 1899 | 6 Nov 2002 (103) | Wounded at Bapaume 1918.[71][72] |
| Hilliard, Henry | Royal Naval Air Service | 19 Jan 1900 | Jan 2002 (101) | Enlisted 1917.[12]ADM 188/635[73] |
| Hoar, Cyril Warden | Private, Devonshire Regiment & Cheshire Regiment | 27 Sep 1898 | Feb 2002 (103) | [6]WO372/9[74] |
| Hodges, Frederick James | Corporal, 10th Lancashire Fusiliers | 18 Jul 1899 | 10 Feb 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1917. Battalion Gas NCO.[11][75] |
| Holman, Charles Victor | Private, 5th Norfolk Regiment & 1st Essex Regiment | 26 Feb 1898 | 13 Jan 2002 (103) | Last known Great War veteran of the Norfolk Regiment. Enlisted 1915. Served as company runner. Awarded Military Medal for bravery at Cambrai.[76][77] |
| Holyoake, Frederick George | Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy | 27 Aug 1900 | Aug 2002 (101) | [10][78] |
| Humphrey, Ronald Rex | Private, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) | 23 Dec 1899 | Feb 2002 (102) | [10][79] |
| Hunt, Clifford Andrew | Private, Army Service Corps | 16 Feb 1899 | Jul 2002 (103) | [6]WO372/10[80] |
| Hutchinson, Alfred Ambrose | Royal Marine Light Infantry | 9 Mar 1897 | Jun 2002 (105) | [10][81] |
| Johnson, Percy Victor | Private, 21st (County of London) London Regiment (1st Surrey Rifles) | 1 Mar 1899 | May 2002 (103) | Enlisted underage at 16.[82][83] |
| Jones, Arthur Edward | Private, 2nd Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) | 4 Dec 1898 | Feb 2002 (103) | Conscripted 1917. Served as company runner. Wounded at Amiens.[84][85] |
| Kilsby, Robert Alfred | Private, London Regiment | 2 Nov 1899 | Aug 2002 (102) | [6]WO372/11[86] |
| Labbett, George Samuel | Royal Naval Air Service | 2 Dec 1899 | Feb 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1917.[12]ADM 188/635[87] |
| Lippiatt, Marquis Graham | Royal Air Force | 19 Jan 1901 | Jun 2002 (101) | [10][88] |
| Lorriman, Percy Lazenby | Private, Machine Gun Corps | 6 Dec 1898 | 13 Dec 2002 (104) | Served on the Somme as a Vickers gunner.[89][90] |
| Marlow, Albert Edward | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | 22 Jan 1900 | Mar 2002 (102) | [13]ADM 337/1-108[91] |
| Miller, Bernard Joseph | Army | 4 May 1898 | Jan 2002 (103) | [6]WO372/14[92] |
| Moore, Frederick William T | Corporal, Royal Engineers | 21 Nov 1892 | 14 Apr 2002 (109) | Britain’s oldest man at his death.[6]WO372/14[93][94] |
| Odd, John Gordon | Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry | 14 Sep 1899 | Jan 2002 (102) | [15]ADM 159[95] |
| Parkes, William | Sergeant, South Wales Borderers | 18 Jan 1896 | 7 Oct 2002 (106) | Born in the UK, died in the USA.[6]WO372/15[96] |
| Parsons, Frank Henry | Sergeant, Royal Engineers | 15 Jun 1896 | Feb 2002 (105) | Enlisted 1914. Wounded early in the war, served the remainder as a drill sergeant at Chattenden, Kent.[10][97] |
| Powdrill, Frank | Private, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) | 4 Apr 1898 | Feb 2002 (103) | [6]WO372/16[98] |
| Randall, Reginald James | Private, 5th (City of London) London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) & Army Signal Co, Royal Engineers | 23 Aug 1899 | Jan 2002 (102) | [10][99] |
| Ransford, Ernest Merrill | 2nd Lieutenant, Worcestershire Regiment & Suffolk Regiment | 16 May 1897 | 30 Jul 2002 (105) | Last known Great War veteran of the Worcestershire and Suffolk Regiments.[6]WO372/16[100] |
| Rawling, Douglas Oldfield | Army | 20 Jan 1900 | Mar 2002 (102) | Non combat.[101][102] |
| Roberts, Douglas Henry | Private, Sussex Yeomanry& 7th Buffs (East Kent Regiment) | 14 Jan 1900 | 2 Dec 2002 (102) | Wounded on the Somme 1918.[103][104] |
| Rosenthal, Simeon | Private, Machine Gun Corps | 3 Jun 1900 | Feb 2002 (101) | Enlisted underage. Last known (British) Jewish veteran.[105][106] |
| Ruttledge, Robert Francis (Robin) | Lieutenant, 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse | 11 Sep 1899 | 12 Jan 2002 (102) | Last known veteran born in the (now) Republic of Ireland and the last known Great War veteran of the Indian Army. Enlisted 1918 and awarded World War I campaign medals; later won the Military Cross. Also served in World War II.[16] |
| Shanks, John | Royal Flying Corps | 27 Jun 1900 | Jan 2002 (101) | [107][108] |
| Shaw, Thomas | Private, 16th (2nd County Down) Royal Irish Rifles | Jun 1899 | 2 Mar 2002 (102) | Last (now) Northern Irish veteran. Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Irish Rifles. Fought at Messines, Ypres and Passchendaele. [109] |
| Smithers, Herman Julian | Royal Engineers | 24 Mar 1898 | Jan 2002 (103) | [10][110] |
| Sowray, David Leonard | Private, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) & Labour Corps | 23 Dec 1898 | Jun 2002 (103) | Last known Great War veteran of the Labour Corps.[6]WO372/18[111] |
| Tozer, Arthur Edward | Royal Naval Air Service | 22 Dec 1899 | Feb 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1917.[12]ADM 188/635[112] |
| West, Frank Thomas | Lieutenant, Cheshire Regiment | 29 Apr 1899 | Apr 2002 (102) | Last known Great War veteran of the Cheshire regiment.[6]WO372/21[113] |
| Wilkinson, Michael James | Acting Sergeant, Border Regiment | 13 Aug 1896 | Dec 2002 (106) | [6]WO372/21[114] |
| Williams, Hubert | Private, 6th (Glamorgan) Welsh Regiment, Gloucestershire Regiment & Royal Flying Corps | 9 Nov 1895 | 1 Sep 2002 (106) | Last known Great War veteran of the Gloucestershire Regiment. Enlisted 1915. Served on the Western Front and in Salonika.[115][116] |
| Wolfe, Harry William John | Artificer, Royal Navy | 4 Jul 1899 | Sep 2002 (103) | Enlisted 1915.[12]ADM 188/1047[117] |
Remark: a further 107 men old enough to have served in World War I died in England & Wales in 2002. Their veteran status is not yet confirmed. Scottish and Irish records are not checked either.
United States (69 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agresta, Joseph A. | 24 Feb 1900 | 11 May 2002 (102) | (Florida) Served in France in the Third Infantry Division, US Army.[17][118] |
| Alimpolo, Eracleo | 22 Apr 1898 | 2 Oct 2002 (104) | (Washington) Born in the Philippines and last known Filipino born World War I veteran. Served as a steward in the US Navy 1916-1920.[119] |
| Anderson, Namon W. | 4 Nov 1895 | 8 Feb 2002 (106) | (Alabama) US Army.[7] |
| Baker, Charlie | 21 Jul 1899 | 4 Aug 2002 (103) | (Arkansas) Private, US Army.[7] |
| Blakney, Clarence Perry | 21 Feb 1896 | 17 Apr 2002 (106) | (Kentucky) Served in France as an acting Mess Sergeant at a base hospital.[120] |
| Booker, Ed. | 15 Oct 1894 | 7 Jun 2002 (107) | (Louisiana) Private, US Army.[7] |
| Burns, Charles M | 27 Feb 1898 | 17 May 2002 (104) | (California) Private, US Army. Enlisted October 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[7] |
| Carpenter, Byron G | 9 Oct 1898 | 8 Mar 2002 (103) | (Missouri) Private, US Army.[7] |
| Chambers, John Sterling | 5 Jun 1900 | 2 May 2002 (101) | (Oklahoma) Private, US Army.[7] |
| Coffman, Elwyn M. | 7 Dec 1897 | 24 Oct 2002 (104) | (Kentucky) Served in France with the Quartermaster Corps.[121] |
| Collison, Norman R. | 3 Sep 1898 | 27 Mar 2002 (103) | (Nebraska) Served in France.[17][122] |
| Coutz, John | 8 May 1899 | 17 Feb 2002 (102) | (Ohio) Served in France.[17][123] |
| Crandall, Irving Hawthorne | 6 Aug 1899 | 11 Aug 2002 (103) | (New Hampshire) Private, US Army.[7] |
| Curry, Elijah | 6 Mar 1899 | 8 Apr 2002 (103) | (New York) Served in France.[17][124] |
| Dorsey, Lawrence T. | 2 Jul 1899 | 5 Dec 2002 (103) | (Oregon)[125] |
| Edwards, Harvel C. | 1 Jul 1897 | 10 Nov 2002 (105) | (Tennessee) Served in France transporting ammunition to the Front. Last known veteran from Tennessee to have served overseas.[17][126] |
| Fisher, Homer Arthur | c.1899 | Dec 2002 (103) | (California) Served in France.[17] |
| Fletcher, Claude L. | 3 Oct 1897 | 3 Jul 2002 (104) | (Idaho) Last known veteran from Idaho to have served overseas.[17][127] |
| Gauerke, Arthur | 6 Aug 1894 | 6 Apr 2002 (107) | (Wisconsin) Non-combat. Served with the US Army in a military post office in Illinois from March to December 1918.[128] |
| Gaupp, Charley | 10 Apr 1897 | 17 Oct 2002 (105) | (Washington) Served in France.[17][129] |
| Gibbs, Glendon Bryan | 26 Apr 1898 | 16 Jun 2002 (104) | (Oklahoma) Private, US Army. Enlisted June 1917.[7] |
| Gillum, Alexander | 15 Mar 1896 | 17 Feb 2002 (105) | (Virginia) US Army.[7] |
| Gulbronson, Henry R. | 14 Sep 1892 | 4 Apr 2002 (109) | (Wisconsin) Served in France in an artillery unit alongside his two brothers.[17][130][131] |
| Hayden, Charles H. | 3 Jun 1896 | 4 Aug 2002 (106) | (Kentucky) Sergeant, US Army.[7] |
| Herrmann, Leo B. | 9 Jan 1898 | 22 Nov 2002 (104) | (Kansas)[132] |
| Hitchen, F. James | 3 Aug 1900 | 18 Apr 2002 (101) | (New Jersey) US Navy.[7] |
| Hooker, Curtis McClenon | 28 Mar 1897 | 19 Apr 2002 (105) | (Virginia) US Army.[7] |
| Hresko, John | 4 Apr 1898 | 17 Jan 2002 (103) | (New Jersey) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy.[7] |
| Jackson, Earl Henry | 1 Jan 1900 | 23 Apr 2002 (102) | (Maine) US Army.[7] |
| Johns, Emmett E. | 18 May 1896 | 27 Jun 2002 (106) | (Iowa) Last known veteran from Iowa to have served overseas.[17][133] |
| Kabakow, Joseph | 30 Dec 1894 | 14 Jan 2002 (107) | (New Jersey) Born in Russia, emigrated to the USA in 1913. Served in France.[17][134][135] |
| Kane, Joseph Nathan | 23 Jan 1899 | 22 Sep 2002 (103) | Enlisted in US Army but contracted the Spanish flu in 1918 and was never sent overseas. Later a prominent journalist and writer. See entry. |
| Kelliher, Daniel W. | 6 Aug 1898 | 13 Oct 2002 (104) | Fought on the Western Front with 101st Infantry, 26th Yankee Division.[136] |
| Kuekan, Walling | 19 March 1895 | 13 Jan 2002 (106) | |
| Kulaga, Walter | 26 Nov 1899 | 21 May 2002 (102) | (Massachusetts) Private, US Army.[7] |
| Mainard, Otto | 28 Mar 1899 | 6 Nov 2002 (103) | (Oregon) Private, US Marine Corps. Enlisted 8 November 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[7] |
| Martin, James G. | 30 May 1897 | 12 Apr 2002 (104) | (Maryland) Corporal, US Army. Enlisted September 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[7] |
| Martin, William | 19 Apr 1895 | 9 May 2002 (107) | (Texas) Served in France.[17][137] |
| Martinsen, Bernard | 4 Oct 1896 | 31 Jan 2002 (105) | (California) Served in France.[17][138] |
| Olson, Otto | 20 Nov 1895 | 9 Mar 2002 (106) | (Texas) Served in France.[17][139] |
| Perry, Joseph C. | 24 Feb 1896 | 13 May 2002 (106) | (Ohio) Served in France.[17][140] |
| Potts, John Thomas | 14 Aug 1896 | 17 Aug 2002 (106) | (Florida) Also served in World War II and Korea with the US Air Force, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.[7] |
| Purdy Sr., Harry E. | 23 Nov 1893 | 19 Jul 2002 (108) | (Wisconsin) Served on the Western Front.[141] |
| Reed, Charles H. | 30 Mar 1897 | 22 Jan 2002 (104) | (Missouri) Private, US Army.[7] |
| Reid, Charles W. | 11 Apr 1898 | 6 Apr 2002 (103) | (Pennsylvania) US Army.[7] |
| Rice, Philip E. | 16 Oct 1897 | 23 Jan 2002 (104) | (Connecticut) Served in the U.S. Navy as a signal flagman aboard the USS Agamemnon 1917-1919.[142][143] |
| Rogers, Charles W. | 5 May 1900 | 21 Jan 2002 (101) | (Georgia) Served in France.[17][144] |
| Roth, Louis B. | 25 Sep 1895 | 25 Apr 2002 (106) | (Louisiana) US Army.[7] |
| Rutkowsky, Ernest E. | 11 Sep 1897 | 27 Apr 2002 (104) | (Connecticut) Private, US Army.[7] |
| Schlappig, William G. | 4 Aug 1895 | 14 Jan 2002 (106) | (Pennsylvania) Sergeant, US Army.[145] |
| Shafer, Alonzo | 8 Oct 1899 | 21 Jul 2002 (102) | (Missouri) Served in France.[17][146] |
| Shirley, George Ernest | 8 Nov 1898 | 15 Apr 2002 (103) | (Missouri) Private, US Marine Corps. Enlisted May 1918.[7] |
| Sickerson, John F. | 13 Feb 1902 | 2 Dec 2002 (100) | (New York) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[17][147] |
| Smith, Clyde B. | 7 Jan 1899 | 19 Oct 2002 (103) | (Michigan) Last known veteran from Michigan to have served overseas.[17][148] |
| Spiro, David | 8 Nov 1898 | 13 Aug 2002 (103) | (Mississippi) US Navy bugler 1917-1919. Served aboard USS Martha Washington and USS Kentucky.[149] |
| Stone, Elmer Edward | 11 May 1897 | 2 Jul 2002 (105) | (Oregon) US Navy.[7] |
| Streeter, Gustav A. | 29 Sep 1895 | 12 Jan 2002 (106) | (Indiana) Wounded on the Western Front.[17][150][151] |
| Swedenborg, Edward A. | 26 Feb 1895 | 4 Feb 2002 (106) | (Wyoming)[152] |
| Swilley, Bryan | 27 Dec 1896 | 14 Mar 2002 (105) | (Missouri) US Army.[7] |
| Talbott, Francis J. (Frank) | 16 Jun 1896 | 24 Sep 2002 (106) | (Maryland) Served in France.[17] |
| Thomas, Albert J. | 19 May 1896 | 20 Feb 2002 (105) | (Ohio) Served in France.[17][153] |
| Tobin, Robert | 7 Jun 1897 | 30 Jan 2002 (104) | (Texas) Served in France.[17][154] |
| Townsend, Bertus J. | 14 Oct 1900 | 12 Dec 2002 (102) | (Massachusetts) US Marine Corps[7] |
| Trinin, George | 14 Jun 1898 | 3 Apr 2002 (103) | (New York) Sergeant, US Army. Enlisted October 1918 and still in training when the war ended[7] |
| Van Sickle, George W. | 10 Mar 1899 | 10 Apr 2002 (103) | (Missouri) Engineman 1st Class US Navy. Enlisted December 1917.[7] |
| Weisinger, Nathan | 20 Oct 1894 | 30 Jun 2002 (107) | (Connecticut)[155] |
| White, Vinton E. | 26 Jun 1899 | 11 Mar 2002 (102) | (Massachusetts) US Army.[7] |
| York, Eunis R. | 5 Feb 1900 | 24 Oct 2002 (102) | (Tennessee) US Army.[7] |
| Zeitz, Jack | 2 Feb 1899 | 17 Aug 2002 (103) | (New York) Private, US Army.[7] |
World War I-era veterans - 3 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.
Estonia (1 veteran)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilk, Voldemar Georg | 23 Dec 1897 | 26 May 2002 (104) | Fought in the Estonian War of Independence Nov 1918 – Feb 1920. Died in Canada.[156] et:Voldemar Tilk |
United States (2 veterans)[]
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayborne, Wesley | 9 Apr 1900 | 15 Oct 2002 (102) | (Maryland) US Navy. Enlisted July 1919.[7] |
| Hoppes, Alice McGuire | 14 Mar 1893 | 26 Nov 2002 (109) | (Kentucky) A nurse who served two tours with the US Navy in 1919.[157] |
Totals - 213 veterans[]
- Verified veterans - 210
- World War I-Era veterans - 3
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Awards to Canadians". 19 December 1998.[1]
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 Mathieu, Frédéric. "Ders Des Ders".[2]
- ↑ http://hermes.zeit.de/pdf/archiv/archiv/2000/13/200013.kennen_2._folge_.xml.pdf
- ↑ "Westfalisches Arzteblatt 9/02". www.aekwl.de/fileadmin/aerzteblatt/pdf/waeb0902.pdf
- ↑ "Landeszeitung", 23 August 2001
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 "War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War".
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 "National Gravesite Locator".
- ↑ Geraldo, José Custódio Madaleno (2006). José Maria Hermano Baptista: um herói na Grande Guerra, 1917-1919. História Militar, Estudos e Documentos. ISBN 972-8816-98-7.
- ↑ "British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920".
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 Evans, Michael; Arthur, Max (1998-11-07). "80 Years On: The Day of a Lifetime; 1914-1918: The Last Survivors".
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Van Emden, Richard; Humphries, Steve (1998). Veterans: The last survivors of the Great War. Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-640-X.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 "Admiralty: Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services 1908 - 1923".
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Admiralty: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Rating's Service Records 1903-1919".
- ↑ "Last Veterans of the Great War". 2002-11-21.
- ↑ "Admiralty: Royal Marines Registers of Service".
- ↑ "Outstanding ornithologist and a founder of Irish Wildbird Conservancy". 2002-01-19.
- ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 "Legion of Honor Recipients".[3]
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