Gladys Powers
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| Gladys Powers | |
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| Born May 10, 1899 | |
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| Place of birth | United Kingdom |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Women's Auxiliary Air Force Women's Royal Air Force |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Gladys Powers (born May 10, 1899) is, at age 109, the last surviving female veteran of the First World War.[1] She served in the British forces, first in the WAAF and afterwards in the WRAF, as a barracks waitress. She now lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Powers became the last living female veteran on March 27, 2007, with the death of 109-year-old Charlotte Winters from the USA.
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