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World's oldest man and oldest ever British man. Oldest veteran ever to see action. Lived in Brighton, Sussex. [49] [50] [51] United Kingdom: Claude Choules: 3 March 1901: 5 May 2011 (110) Last living combatant of World War I. [52] Last seaman. Last veteran who served in both World Wars. Last male veteran. Joined in 1916. Last witness to the ...
In addition to being the last U.S. veteran of World War I, Buckles was the oldest World War I veteran in the world at the time of his death, as well as the last field veteran of the war. [106] Following his death and funeral, there were two surviving World War I veterans, British-born Florence Green and British Australian citizen Claude Choules ...
Last Dutch veteran and verified veteran. Europe's oldest man at the time of his death. He fought for Napoleon in the 33ème Régiment Léger. [46] August Schmidt (1795–1899) – Prussia. Last surviving German and Prussian veteran of the conflict and also last surviving veteran of the battle of Waterloo of all nations participating.
This is a chronological list of the last known surviving veterans of battles, sieges, campaigns, and other military operations throughout history. The listed operations span from the 5th century BC to the end of World War II. Excluded from this list are last living veterans of wars and insurgencies.
#21 112-Year-Old Veteran Of WW1 And Russian Civil War (Teimruz Vanacha) And His Son (Ivan) A Veteran Of WW2 In 1980 Image credits: loseril Mateer's advice to everyone is to document it all.
Henry William Allingham (6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009) was an English supercentenarian.He is the longest-lived man ever recorded from the United Kingdom, a First World War veteran, and, for one month, the verified oldest living man in the world.
John Henry Foster Babcock (July 23, 1900 – February 18, 2010) was, at age 109, the last known surviving veteran of the Canadian military to have served in the First World War and, after the death of Harry Patch, was the conflict's oldest surviving veteran. Babcock first attempted to join the army at the age of fifteen, but was turned down and ...
Anderson in February 2005. Alfred Anderson (25 June 1896 – 21 November 2005) was a Scottish joiner and veteran of the First World War.He was the last known holder of the 1914 Star (the Old Contemptibles), the last known combatant to participate in the 1914 World War I Christmas truce, Scotland's last known World War I veteran, and Scotland's oldest man for more than a year.