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  2. List of last surviving World War I veterans - Wikipedia

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    Served as a conscripted soldier in an Imperial Japanese Army communications unit from April 1–June 30, 1918, posted to Nakano, Tokyo; saw no action. Oldest verified man in history at the time of his death, and the last verified surviving man to have been born in the 19th century. Service verified from official government records by ...

  3. World War I casualties - Wikipedia

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    British and German wounded, Bernafay Wood, 19 July 1916. Photo by Ernest Brooks.. The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I was about 40 million: estimates range from around 15 to 22 million deaths [1] and about 23 million wounded military personnel, ranking it among the deadliest conflicts in human history.

  4. List of wars involving Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    Islamic State of Indonesia People's Democratic Front. Indonesian independence from the Netherlands Dutch recognition of the Indonesian independence in the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference; Formation of the United States of Indonesia; Creation of the Netherlands-Indonesia Union; Darul Islam rebellion (1949–1962) Indonesia: Islamic State ...

  5. Category:Military personnel of World War I - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Child soldiers in World War I (53 P) Czechoslovak military personnel of World War I (1 C, 13 P) E.

  6. World War Adjusted Compensation Act - Wikipedia

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    The act awarded veterans additional pay in various forms, with only limited payments available in the short term. The value of each veteran's "credit" was based on each recipient's service in the United States Armed Forces between April 5, 1917, and July 1, 1919, with $1.00 awarded for each day served in the United States and $1.25 for each day served abroad.

  7. Battalions of Death - Wikipedia

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    The "shock battalions" were created from soldiers of existing military units, in some cases with entire regiments being designated as shock units, and received additional training with grenades and machine guns. All of the shock unit members were able to wear red and black chevrons and the death's head skull insignia. The volunteers for these ...

  8. Military history of Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    With the death of Dharmawangsa and the fall of the Mataram capital, Srivijaya collapsed the Mataram kingdom. In 1025 Rajendra Chola, the Chola king from Coromandel in South India, launched naval raids on ports of Srivijaya and conquered Kadaram (modern Kedah) from Srivijaya. Further battles with the Chola dynasty marked the decline of ...

  9. List of international rugby union players killed in World War I

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    Date of death (Age) Place of death Military service Ref(s) Billy Geen: 1912–1913: 3: 31 July 1915 (24) Hooge, Flanders, Belgium: Geen joined the King's Royal Rifle Corps at the start of WWI. His unit was involved in the failed defence of Hooge against German forces, equipped with flamethrowers. He was killed in action leading his men in hand ...