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As of 4 February 2012, no veterans of the [[World War I]] (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) conflict survive.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk_first_world_war_veteran_dies_aged_110_1_1201358|title=Norfolk First World War Veteran Dies|publisher=EDP24|date=7 Feb 2012|accessdate=7 Feb 2012|last=Blackmore|first=David}}</ref>


The last living [[veteran]] of [[World War I]] (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was [[Florence Green]], a [[United Kingdom|British woman]] who served in the [[Allies of World War I|Allied]] armed forces, and who died on 4 February 2012, aged 110.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk_first_world_war_veteran_dies_aged_110_1_1201358|title=Norfolk First World War Veteran Dies|publisher=EDP24|date=7 Feb 2012|accessdate=7 Feb 2012|last=Blackmore|first=David}}</ref> The last combat veteran was [[Claude Choules]] who served in the British [[Royal Navy]] (and later the [[Royal Australian Navy]]) and died 5 May 2011, aged 110.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/last-man-who-served-in-two-world-wars-dies-110-20110505-1ea59.html|title=Last man who served in two world wars dies, 110|publisher=[[The Age]]|date=6 May 2011|accessdate=6 May 2011|last=Carman|first=Gerry}}</ref> The last veteran who served in the trenches was [[Harry Patch]] who died on 25 July 2009, aged 111. The last [[Central Powers]] veteran, [[Franz Künstler]] of [[Austria-Hungary]], died on 27 May 2008 at the age of 107.
==See also==

* [[Florence Green]]
The total number of participating personnel is estimated by the [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] at 65,038,810. There were approximately 9,750,103 [[World War I casualties|military deaths]] during the conflict.
* [[List of last surviving World War I veterans by country]]

Veterans, for this purpose, are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of one of the combatant nations up to and including the date of the [[Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)|Armistice]]. This policy may vary from the policy in actual use in some countries. There is one living World War I-era veteran, listed below.

==World War I-era veterans&ndash;1 veteran==
Listed here are those whose service is considered outside the scope of World War I. Reasons for this could be that they joined the armed services after the [[Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)|Armistice]] date, but before the [[Treaty of Versailles]]; or where there is debate on their join-date; or whose military service is sometimes viewed as outside the scope of World War I, but are considered World War I-era veterans by the press or by their respective governments; or who served in a related conflict.

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|[[Poland]]||[[Józef Kowalski|Kowalski, Józef]]||{{dts|link=off|format=dmy|1900|2|2}}||align=center|{{age|1900|2|2}}||Poland||[[Polish Army]] 22nd Regiment [[Uhlan|Ułanów]] ||Last [[Polish–Soviet War]] veteran. Took part in the [[Invasion of Poland (1939)|September Campaign]] in World War II and was later held in a [[concentration camp]]. Poland's oldest man. Lives in Tursk, near [[Sulęcin]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://wiadomosci.wp.pl/wiadomosc.html?wid=8714409&ticaid=132ac |title=Pan Józef ma 107 lat i czuje się znakomicie |language=Polish |publisher=[[Wirtualna Polska]] |date=2 February 2007|accessdate=16 March 2007|author=[[Polish Press Agency]]}}</ref><ref>"Niech żyje 200 lat! (in Polish). Radio Zachód S.A. 2 February 2008</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gazetalubuska.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090202/POWIAT12/535624281|title=200 lat dla pana Józefa! Najstarszy Lubuszanin mieszka w Tursku.|language=Polish|publisher=Gazeta Lubuska|date=2 February 2009|accessdate=6 February 2009}}</ref><ref>"List z okazji 110. urodzin Józefa Kowalskiego" (in Polish). [[President of Poland|Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej]]. 2 February 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://pograniczelubuskie.pl/2011/02/najstarszy-czlowiek-w-europie-mieszka-w-tursku/|title=Najstarszy człowiek w Europie mieszka w Tursku|language=Polish|publisher=Pogranicze Lubuskie|date=22 February 2011|accessdate=20 October 2011|last=Bartosik-Rzyczkowska|first=Agnieszka}}</ref>
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==External links==
* [http://www.the-great-war-society.org/ The Great War Society]
* [http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/ The Western Front Association]
* [http://www.wfa-usa.org/ The Western Front Association – US branch]
* [http://www.gwpda.org/ The Great War Primary Documents Archive]
* [http://www.prx.org/pieces/14652/stationinfo Public Radio Exchange (PRX) Walter Cronkite interviews some last surviving veterans of WWI]
* [http://www.tggf.us/World%20War%20I.html World War One "The Great War"]


{{Lists of WWI veteran deaths}}
{{Lists of WWI veteran deaths}}

Revision as of 18:35, 17 February 2012

The last living veteran of World War I (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was Florence Green, a British woman who served in the Allied armed forces, and who died on 4 February 2012, aged 110.[1] The last combat veteran was Claude Choules who 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, Franz Künstler of Austria-Hungary, died on 27 May 2008 at the age of 107.

The total number of participating personnel is estimated by the Encyclopædia Britannica at 65,038,810. There were approximately 9,750,103 military deaths during the conflict.

Veterans, for this purpose, are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of one of the combatant nations up to and including the date of the Armistice. This policy may vary from the policy in actual use in some countries. There is one living World War I-era veteran, listed below.

World War I-era veterans–1 veteran

Listed here are those whose service is considered outside the scope of World War I. Reasons for this could be that they joined the armed services after the Armistice date, but before the Treaty of Versailles; or where there is debate on their join-date; or whose military service is sometimes viewed as outside the scope of World War I, but are considered World War I-era veterans by the press or by their respective governments; or who served in a related conflict.

Nationality Name Date of Birth Age Residence Force served Notes
Poland Kowalski, Józef 2 February 1900 124 Poland Polish Army 22nd Regiment Ułanów Last Polish–Soviet War veteran. Took part in the September Campaign in World War II and was later held in a concentration camp. Poland's oldest man. Lives in Tursk, near Sulęcin.[3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Blackmore, David (7 February 2012). "Norfolk First World War Veteran Dies". EDP24. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  2. ^ Carman, Gerry (6 May 2011). "Last man who served in two world wars dies, 110". The Age. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  3. ^ Polish Press Agency (2 February 2007). "Pan Józef ma 107 lat i czuje się znakomicie" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
  4. ^ "Niech żyje 200 lat! (in Polish). Radio Zachód S.A. 2 February 2008
  5. ^ "200 lat dla pana Józefa! Najstarszy Lubuszanin mieszka w Tursku" (in Polish). Gazeta Lubuska. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  6. ^ "List z okazji 110. urodzin Józefa Kowalskiego" (in Polish). Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. 2 February 2010.
  7. ^ Bartosik-Rzyczkowska, Agnieszka (22 February 2011). "Najstarszy człowiek w Europie mieszka w Tursku" (in Polish). Pogranicze Lubuskie. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

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