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List of last surviving World War I veterans by country

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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.[1] 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.[2] 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
  Algeria Saci Ben Hocine Mahdi[3] June 1998 100 years
  Austria August Bischof[4] 4 March 2006 107 years
  Australia John Campbell Ross[5] 3 June 2009 110 years
  Barbados George Blackman[6] March 2003 105 years
  Belgium Cyrillus-Camillus Barbary[7] 16 September 2004 105 years
  Canada John Babcock[8] 18 February 2010 109 years
  Czechoslovakia Alois Vocásek[9] 9 August 2003 107 years
  Denmark Lorenz Gram[10] 26 December 2004 105 years
  Estonia Juhan Kallaste[11] 28 August 1999 107 years
  France Pierre Picault[12] 20 November 2008 109 years
  Germany Erich Kästner[13] 1 January 2008 107 years
  Guyana Gershom Browne[14][15] 6 December 2000 102 years
  Hungary Franz Künstler[16] 27 May 2008 107 years
  Italy Delfino Borroni[17] 26 October 2008 110 years
  Jamaica Stanley Stair[18] April 2008 107 years
  Netherlands Bert van Sloten[19] September 2005 105 years
  Newfoundland Wallace Pike[20] 11 April 1999  99 years
  New Zealand Bright Williams[21] 13 February 2003 105 years
  Philippines Eracleo Alimpolo[22][23] 2 October 2002 104 years
  Poland Stanisław Wycech[24] 12 January 2008 105 years
  Portugal José Ladeira[25] 5 May 2003 107 years
  Romania Gheorghe Pănculescu[26] 9 January 2007 104 years
  Russia Dmitry Malozemov[27] 13 May 1998 101 years
  Senegal Abdoulaye N'Diaye[3] 10 November 1998 104 years
  Serbia Aleksa Radovanović[28] 22 June 2004 105 years
  Slovenia Ivan Kovačič[29] 16 April 2001 103 years
  South Africa Norman Kark[30][31] March 2000 102 years
  Thailand Yod Sangrungruang[32] 9 October 2003 106 years
  Turkey Yakup Satar[33] 2 April 2008 110 years
  Ukraine Mikhail Krichevsky[34][35] 26 December 2008 111 years
  United Kingdom Florence Green[36] 4 February 2012 110 years
  United States Frank Buckles[37] 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 Afton 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

References

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  2. ↑ Carman, Gerry (6 May 2011). Last man who served in two world wars dies, 110. The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/national/last-man-who-served-in-two-world-wars-dies-110-20110505-1ea59.html. Retrieved 6 May 2011. 
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  24. ↑ "Poland's WWI veteran Stanislaw passes away". Oman Tribune. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
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  35. ↑ "Oldest known Ukrainian Jew dies at 111". JTA. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
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  37. ↑ Courson, Paul (2011-02-28). "Last living U.S. World War I veteran dies". CNN. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
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