Francesco Domenico Chiarello
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| Francesco Domenico Chiarello | |
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| Born November 5, 1898 | |
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| Place of birth | Italy |
| Allegiance |  Italy |
| Service/branch | Italian Army |
| Years of service | 1918 – ?/1940 |
| Battles/wars | World War I/World War II |
| Other work | farmer |
Francesco Domenico Chiarello (born November 5, 1898) is, at age 109, one of the last two surviving Italian veterans of the First World War, along with fellow 109-year-old Delfino Borroni.
Called up in 1918, he enlisted in the Castrovillari. He spent three months in training and then served as an infantryman at Cosenza. First sent to the frontlines in Trentino, he was later sent by sea from the port of Taranto to Albania. There he contracted malaria, but recovered in a field hospital. Afterwards he was sent to Montenegro where he served for two more years in the Italian army.
He later married and ran his farm in Umbriatico, but in 1940 he was called up again to fight in the Second World War at Reggio Calabria, to be discharged after six months. He now lives in Cirò Marina.
