Name |
Rank/Regiment/Corps |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
Andrew, Kenneth Walter |
Lance Corporal, Military Provost Staff Corps & Royal Air Force |
18 Oct 1893 |
Mar 2000 (106) |
[5]WO372/1[54] |
Andrews, Edward Frank |
Private, 17th (County of London) London Regiment (Poplar & Stepney Rifles) |
9 Oct 1900 |
Apr 2000 (99) |
Enlisted October 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[8][55] |
Argall, Ernest Charles K. |
Sapper, Royal Engineers |
16 Jan 1899 |
Aug 2000 (101) |
Served as a wireless operator on the Western Front.[5]WO372/1[56][57] |
Bainbridge, Clement Spencer |
Sapper, Royal Engineers |
15 Nov 1896 |
Apr 2000 (103) |
[5]WO372/1[58] |
Ball, James Frederick |
Stoker, Royal Navy |
22 Sep 1900 |
Apr 2000 (99) |
Enlisted 1918.[9]ADM 188/970[59] |
Barlow, William Henry |
Private, King’s Royal Rifle Corps |
14 Jan 1899 |
Jun 2000 (101) |
[10][60] |
Barnard, George Gray |
Captain, Royal Engineers |
19 Jan 1893 |
Jan 2000 (106) |
[10][61] |
Bate, Sidney Douglas |
Royal Naval Air Service |
25 Nov 1899 |
Apr 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1917.[9]ADM 188/636[62] |
Bedford, John William |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
25 Mar 1900 |
Apr 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1918.[9]ADM 188/817[63] |
Blackburn, Benjamin |
Stoker, Royal Navy |
20 Mar 1899 |
Feb 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1917.[9]ADM 188/951[64] |
Blain, Leonard |
Private, Lincolnshire Yeomanry & Machine Gun Corps |
28 Feb 1899 |
Oct 2000 (101) |
[5]WO372/2[65] |
Blatchford, Stanley Horace |
King’s Royal Rifle Corps |
29 Apr 1899 |
Aug 2000 (101) |
[10][66] |
Boddington, John Phillips |
Private, Somerset Light Infantry & Hampshire Regiment |
28 Aug 1899 |
Jan 2000 (100) |
[5]WO372/2[67] |
Booth, Walter Herman |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
20 Jun 1900 |
Apr 2000 (99) |
[11]ADM 337/1-108[68] |
Borrett, Edward Henry |
Private, 3rd Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
16 Jan 1900 |
Sep 2000 (100) |
[5]WO372/2[69] |
Botwright, Guy |
2nd Lieutenant, Army Service Corps |
5 Nov 1897 |
May 2000 (102) |
Conscripted 1916. Fought on the Western Front but later sent home with shellshock.[12][70] |
Bowers, William James |
Royal Naval Air Service |
17 Apr 1900 |
Dec 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1918.[9]ADM 188/639[71] |
Bridle, Bertram |
Private, Hampshire Regiment & Dorsetshire Regiment |
10 May 1900 |
Jan 2000 (99) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Dorsetshire Regiment.[5]WO372/3[72] |
Brown, Thomas |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
25 Mar 1899 |
Nov 2000 (101) |
Enlisted 1916.[9]ADM 188/787[73] |
Burns, Robert |
Private, 7th Queens Own Cameron Highlanders |
12 Nov 1895 |
29 Oct 2000 (104) |
Enlisted 1914. Fought at Loos and went ‘over the top’ at the Battle of the Somme. Later wounded.[12][74] |
Burt, Arthur Tom |
Steward, Royal Navy |
8 Apr 1896 |
Oct 2000 (104) |
Enlisted 1914.[9]ADM 188/1000[75] |
Caneparo, Silvio Luigi S. (Jack) |
Private, Royal Engineers |
3 May 1900 |
Jan 2000 (99) |
Enlisted October 1918 and in training as a wireless operator when the war ended.[8][76] |
Chatfield, Arthur Amos F. |
Private, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
26 Dec 1899 |
Apr 2000 (100) |
[5]WO372/4[77] |
Christie, William Sam G. |
Private, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) |
8 Nov 1898 |
Feb 2000 (101) |
[5]WO372/4[78] |
Clarke, Charles Arthur |
Royal Naval Air Service |
27 Nov 1899 |
Aug 2000 (100) |
[10][79] |
Clarke, Percy Joseph |
Sapper, 1/3rd London Field Company, Royal Engineers |
22 Aug 1895 |
8 May 2000 (104) |
Last holder of the Distinguished Conduct Medal.[5]WO372/4[80] |
Clayton, Stanley |
Sapper, Royal Engineers |
27 Oct 1894 |
17 Mar 2000 (105) |
Fought on the Western Front.[5]WO372/4[81][82] |
Coates, John Dudley |
Royal Flying Corps |
20 Jul 1899 |
Jan 2000 (100) |
[10][83] |
Coleman, Arthur Thomas |
Somerset Light Infantry & Hampshire Regiment |
31 Dec 1899 |
Jan 2000 (100) |
Conscripted aged 18. Fought on the Western Front.[84][85] |
Coleman, Harry James |
Private, East Lancashire Regiment |
2 Feb 1898 |
May 2000 (102) |
[10][86] |
Collins, Arthur Leonard |
Artificer, Royal Navy |
23 Feb 1898 |
May 2000 (102) |
Enlisted 1918.[9]ADM 188/1077[87] |
Collins, Edward |
Army |
22 Nov 1895 |
19 Nov 2000 (104) |
Enlisted 1914. Fought at the Battle of the Somme.[88][89] |
Collumbine, Leslie Granville L. |
Private, York & Lancaster Regiment & King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) |
26 Aug 1899 |
Aug 2000 (100) |
Last known Great War veteran of the York & Lancaster Regiment.[5]WO372/4[90] |
Cook, Albert |
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) |
15 Feb 1896 |
Jan 2000 (103) |
[10][91] |
Corrie, William Richard (Bill) |
Royal Naval Air Service |
22 Jun 1900 |
Nov 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1917. Served in France.[9]ADM 188/638[92] |
Coss, Albert |
Army |
c.1899 |
15 Mar 2000 (100) |
Penultimate Northern Irish veteran. Enlisted aged 15 and served on the Western Front.[93] |
Daniel, Cecil George |
Royal Engineers |
5 Jul 1896 |
Jun 2000 (103) |
[10][94] |
Daniels, Percy Frederick |
Private, Royal Sussex Regiment & Lincolnshire Regiment |
13 Aug 1898 |
Jan 2000 (101) |
[5]WO372/5[95] |
Dasley, Allen Albert |
Driver, Royal Field Artillery |
22 Aug 1897 |
Jan 2000 (102) |
[5]WO372/5[96] |
Davies, Evan Treharne |
Private, Welsh Regiment |
7 Feb 1898 |
Dec 2000 (102) |
[10][97] |
Day, Wilfred Lionel G. |
Private, Suffolk Regiment & North Staffordshire Regiment |
4 Sep 1897 |
Apr 2000 (102) |
[5]WO372/5[98] |
Dixon, William Thomas |
Private, 2/6th North Staffordshire Regiment & Royal Engineers |
22 Dec 1897 |
Jul 2000 (102) |
Wounded on the Western Front. Awarded the Military Medal for bravery.[8][99] |
Drake, James |
Artificer, Royal Navy |
23 Jan 1895 |
Mar 2000 (105) |
Enlisted 1915.[9]ADM 188/1052[100] |
Ellery, James |
Private, Wiltshire Regiment & 63rd Machine Guns Corps |
17 Nov 1899 |
Nov 2000 (100) |
Enlisted underage, wounded on the Western Front.[8][101] |
Elliott, Leonard Frank |
Private, The Queen’s Own (West Kent Yeomanry) |
12 Aug 1895 |
Sep 2000 (105) |
[10][102] |
Englander, Philip |
Private, Middlesex Regiment |
16 Oct 1898 |
Sep 2000 (101) |
Born Philip Pinkus.[5]WO372/6[103] |
Evans, Herbert Vaughan |
Army |
28 Apr 1900 |
Dec 2000 (100) |
[5]WO372/6[104][105] |
Evans, Robert |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
23 Aug 1899 |
Jan 2000 (100) |
[11]ADM 337/1-108[106] |
Evans, Thomas Sydney H. |
Driver, Royal Horse Artillery |
21 Aug 1899 |
Apr 2000 (100) |
[10][107] |
Fifield, Edwin Charles |
Gunner, Royal Marine Artillery |
8 Sep 1899 |
Nov 2000 (101) |
Enlisted 1917.[13]ADM 159[108] |
Frampton, Francis Edwin |
Private, 53rd (Young Students) Middlesex Regiment |
10 Aug 1900 |
Jan 2000 (99) |
Enlisted September 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[8][109] |
Francis, John |
Essex Regiment |
2 Sep 1898 |
Mar 2000 (101) |
[10][110] |
Frost, Alfred Neal |
Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery |
31 Jan 1899 |
Jan 2000 (100) |
[5]WO372/7[111] |
Gadsby, George William |
Private, 1/18th (County of London) London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) |
4 Mar 1898 |
8 Apr 2000 (102) |
Served in France and taken prisoner by the Germans.[14] |
Gaffron, Horace (Jock) |
Private, 4th Gordon Highlanders |
20 Oct 1896 |
15 Apr 2000 (103) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Gordon Highlanders. Fought on the Somme for two months and lost his leg. Later a photographer for 'Life' magazine. Died in the USA.[12] |
Good, Stephen George |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
4 Mar 1899 |
Oct 2000 (101) |
Enlisted 1916.[9]ADM 188/1052[112] |
Grey, Alfred John |
Private, Army |
14 Jul 1899 |
Dec 2000 (101) |
[5]WO372/8[113] |
Griffin, Fred George W. |
Private, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment) |
26 Feb 1900 |
Feb 2000 (99) |
[5]WO372/8[114] |
Griffiths, Robert Docchar |
Able Seaman, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division |
27 Feb 1895 |
Jul 2000 (105) |
[15]ADM 339/1[115] |
Guy, Harold Warwick |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
17 Aug 1900 |
Mar 2000 (99) |
[11]ADM 337/1-108[116] |
Halford, Harry |
Corporal, 49th (London) Royal Field Artillery |
15 Jun 1891 |
26 Jul 2000 (109) |
Britain’s oldest man at his death. Fought at Ypres and the Battle of the Somme.[117][118] |
Hall, James Henry |
Royal Naval Air Service |
23 Dec 1899 |
Jan 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1918.[9]ADM 188/639[119] |
Hamnett, John Kyffin |
Able Seaman, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division |
3 Apr 1899 |
Jun 2000 (101) |
[15]ADM 339/1[120][121] |
Harper, Henry Gerald (Harry) |
Private, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment) |
23 Mar 1899 |
Jun 2000 (101) |
[10][122] |
Hartley, Henry Lomas |
Private, Army Service Corps (Mechanised Transport) |
25 Feb 1900 |
Mar 2000 (100) |
Enlisted March 1918 and in training as a lorry driver when the war ended.[8][123] |
Hatfield, Norman Henry R. |
Private, Machine Gun Corps |
19 Jan 1899 |
Feb 2000 (101) |
[5]WO372/9[124] |
Hawkins, Sidney John |
Private, Machine Gun Corps & 13th Tank Corps |
29 Apr 1899 |
Apr 2000 (100) |
[8][125] |
Henderson, Roy Galbraith |
28th (County of London) London Regiment (Artists Rifles) |
4 Jul 1899 |
16 Mar 2000 (100) |
Later a well-known baritone, teacher and musician. See entry.[126] |
Henn, Alfred Ambrose |
Driver, Royal Horse Artillery |
3 Dec 1897 |
24 Mar 2000 (102) |
[5]WO372/9[127] |
Hinsley, Lawrence |
Private, 52nd (Graduated) Cheshire Regiment & Royal Army Medical Corps |
7 May 1900 |
Nov 2000 (100) |
Enlisted June 1918 and still in training when the war ended. Served in the army of occupation 1919.[8][128] |
Hobster, Henry |
Private, Lincolnshire Regiment |
29 Aug 1894 |
Apr 2000 (105) |
[5]WO372/9[129] |
Horsfield, Cecil Blair |
Private, Army Service Corps |
27 Oct 1895 |
May 2000 (104) |
[5]WO372/10[130] |
Howard, John Lional |
Private, Army |
21 Nov 1899 |
Jun 2000 (101) |
[5]WO372/10[131] |
Howard, William Frank |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
7 Jan 1900 |
May 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1915.[9]ADM 188/730[132] |
Howe, Arnold |
Private, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) & Machine Gun Corps |
20 May 1898 |
Oct 2000 (102) |
Enlisted aged 16 and served as a messenger at Ypres.[133][134] |
Hudson, Harold Edward (Hal) |
Bombardier, Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery |
17 Jun 1899 |
18 Jul 2000 (101) |
Enlisted aged 17. Fought on the Western Front.[5]WO372/10[135][136] |
Hugo, John Mandeville |
2nd Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery |
1 Jul 1899 |
Jun 2000 (100) |
Fought at Ypres and on the Somme. Also a World War II veteran.[137][138] |
Humphries, Frank |
Private, 5th (City of London) London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) |
7 Mar 1897 |
Apr 2000 (103) |
[10][139] |
Hurn, Percy Henry |
Private, Army |
3 Oct 1900 |
Nov 2000 (100) |
[5]WO372/10[140] |
Iceton, Ralph |
Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery |
26 Feb 1898 |
Apr 2000 (102) |
[5]WO372/10[141] |
Jewitt, William Henry |
2nd Lieutenant, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) |
15 Mar 1897 |
Sep 2000 (103) |
Fought on the Western Front.[5]WO372/10[142][143] |
Jones, Arthur George |
Private, 3rd (Reserve) Norfolk Regiment & 683 Agricultural Company, Labour Corps |
15 August 1898 |
Dec 2000 (102) |
Non combat. Enlisted 1917 but never posted overseas.[8][144] |
Jones, Darcy Harold |
2nd Lieutenant, East Yorkshire Regiment & Royal Air Force |
26 Nov 1896 |
Jan 2000 (103) |
Enlisted 1914, fought at Gallipoli and in the last mounted cavalry charge, Egypt 1917. Also a World War II veteran.[145][146] |
Kernerman, Samuel Charles |
Sapper, Royal Engineers & Private, 38th-40th (Jewish) Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
19 Jan 1899 |
20 Oct 2000 (101) |
Born Portsmouth, died Canada. Served in the Middle East with both the RE and Jewish Legion.[147] |
Large, Charles |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
15 Sep 1900 |
Feb 2000 (99) |
[11]ADM 337/1-108[148] |
Leatherland, Frederick William |
Private, Durham Light Infantry & Labour Corps |
14 Jul 1897 |
May 2000 (102) |
[10][149] |
Lee, William Thomas (Bill) |
South Staffordshire Regiment & Royal Engineers |
30 Jan 1892 |
20 Oct 2000 (108) |
Last known Great War veteran of the South Staffordshire Regiment. Britain’s oldest man at his death. Wounded and blinded in one eye on the Western Front.[5]WO372/12[150][151] |
Louth, George Aquila |
Private, 15th (2nd Portsmouth) Hampshire Regiment & Labour Corps |
27 Feb 1897 |
1 Apr 2000 (103) |
Enlisted 1915. Went ‘over the top’ at the Battle of the Somme.[12][152] |
Lucas, Frederick George Henry |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
12 Mar 1899 |
Apr 2000 (101) |
Enlisted 1914.[9]ADM 188/710[153] |
Luscombe, Clarence Joseph |
Private, 1/1st Duke of Connaught’s Own (Royal East Kent Yeomanry) |
12 Apr 1899 |
Nov 2000 (101) |
Enlisted underage, fought on the Western Front.[5]WO372/12[154][155] |
MacPherson, Anthony Buchan |
Private, Hussars |
15 Apr 1899 |
Jul 2000 (101) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Hussars.[5]WO372/13[156] |
Maddock, Sidney Edward |
Stoker, Royal Navy |
31 May 1899 |
Oct 2000 (101) |
Enlisted 1917.[9]ADM 188/955[157] |
Mansfield, Stanley Gladstone |
Private, North Staffordshire Regiment |
27 Apr 1899 |
Aug 2000 (101) |
[10][158] |
Marsh, Robert Vincent |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
7 Jun 1900 |
Jul 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1915.[9]ADM 188/744[159] |
Mason, Samuel Ewart |
Royal Naval Air Service |
31 Aug 1899 |
Mar 2000 (100) |
[10][160] |
McQuet, George |
Private, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons & Army Service Corps |
30 Dec 1894 |
7 Aug 2000 (105) |
Last known Great War combat veteran of the Dragoons. Enlisted 1914. Fought at Ypres, the Somme and Passchendaele.[161] |
Merrick, Frank Edward |
Private, Army |
6 May 1896 |
Dec 2000 (104) |
[5]WO372/13[162] |
Miles, Philip Vernon |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
24 Oct 1899 |
Mar 2000 (100) |
[11]ADM 337/1-108[163] |
Moore, Alfred George |
Private, East Lancashire Regiment |
17 Jul 1898 |
Oct 2000 (102) |
[10][164] |
Morris, Frederick Charles |
Able Seaman, Royal Navy |
22 Jul 1898 |
Aug 2000 (102) |
[10][165] |
Morris, Henry Richard |
Stoker, Royal Navy |
20 Dec 1899 |
Nov 2000 (101) |
Enlisted 1918.[9]ADM 188/965[166] |
Mortimer, Arthur Broadbent |
2nd Lieutenant, 12/8th West Yorkshire Regiment |
21 Mar 1898 |
25 Dec 2000 (102) |
Last holder of the Military Cross[167] |
Musk, Hector Archibald |
Private, 8th (Reserve) (City of London) London Regiment |
5 Jul 1900 |
Jan 2000 (99) |
Non combat. Still in training when the war ended.[8][168] |
Myron, Joshua |
Private, 38th-40th (Jewish) Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
17 Aug 1899 |
8 Jun 2000 (100) |
Born Joshua Miransky. Fought in the Middle East. Died USA.[169] |
Neabard, James Arthur B |
Private, Cheshire Regiment |
8 Jul 1895 |
Mar 2000 (104) |
Fought on Western Front.[170][171] |
Niner, Alfred Horatio (Harry) |
Gunner, Royal Field Artillery |
12 May 1900 |
Jun 2000 (100) |
[5]WO372/15[172] |
North, Alfred William |
Private, Somerset Light Infantry & Royal Berkshire Yeomanry |
11 Jun 1899 |
Apr 2000 (100) |
[10][173] |
Noyce, Cyril Ray |
Private, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
19 Aug 1895 |
Sep 2000 (105) |
[10][174] |
Olds, Peter |
Royal Naval Air Service |
11 Nov 1899 |
Feb 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1918.[9]ADM 188/639[175] |
Ormsby, Gilbert Thomas |
Gunner, Royal Field Artillery & Royal Garrison Artillery |
1 Nov 1898 |
Feb 2000 (101) |
[5]WO372/15[176] |
Perkins, Cyril Edward |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
15 Aug 1900 |
Jan 2000 (99) |
Enlisted 1918.[9]ADM 188/1103[177] |
Perry, Francis Edward |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
2 Feb 1900 |
Sep 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1915.[9]ADM 188/740[178] |
Philp, Alfred Edward |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
13 Jan 1899 |
21 Sep 2000 (101) |
Enlisted 1915.[9]ADM 188/720[179] |
Pine, Richard Quintus |
Paymaster Midshipman, Royal Navy |
2 Feb 1900 |
May 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1917.[9]ADM 188/1052[180] |
Proctor, John Andrew |
Private, Cheshire Regiment |
14 Mar 1897 |
Jun 2000 (103) |
[10][181] |
Putland, Frederick George |
Private, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry & Devonshire Regiment |
29 Oct 1898 |
Dec 2000 (102) |
Conscripted in 1916. Fought at Ypres and Passchendaele.[5]WO372/16[182] |
Raisin, Frank Branston |
Sergeant, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) |
5 Jun 1897 |
Jun 2000 (102) |
[5]WO372/16[183] |
Redgrave, Jack Bramley |
Private, London Regiment |
5 Oct 1899 |
Feb 2000 (100) |
[5]WO372/16[184] |
Riches, Albert Dacosta M |
Private, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) & Tank Corps |
19 Sep 1898 |
Oct 2000 (102) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Tank Corps.[5]WO372/16[185] |
Rimmer, Stanley |
Gunner, Royal Field Artillery |
22 Feb 1895 |
May 2000 (105) |
[5]WO372/17[186] |
Roberts, Charles William |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
30 Mar 1900 |
Jul 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1916.[9]ADM 188/766[187] |
Rodger, Thomas James |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
5 Feb 1899 |
May 2000 (101) |
[11]ADM 337/1-108[188] |
Rogers, Henry John (Jack) |
Private, 1/7th & 2/7th (Robin Hood) Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) |
21 Mar 1894 |
14 Apr 2000 (106) |
Enlisted 1914 and fought as a sniper. Spent 9 months as a POW.[12][189] |
Rugg, Gilbert Sydney S B |
East Surrey Regiment |
21 Oct 1896 |
Nov 2000 (104) |
[10][190] |
Russell, Charles Stewart |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
26 Nov 1899 |
Feb 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1917.[9]ADM 188/810[191] |
Salway, Percy John |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
5 Oct 1900 |
Aug 2000 (99) |
[11]ADM 337/1-108[192] |
Shepherd, Percival |
Corporal, Royal Garrison Artillery |
21 May 1898 |
Dec 2000 (102) |
[5]WO372/18[193] |
Shepperson, Frederick Arthur |
Private, Leicestershire Regiment |
15 May 1897 |
Nov 2000 (103) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Leicestershire Regiment.[5]WO372/18[194] |
Short, Samuel Allen |
Private, 2/10th (County of London) London Regiment (Hackney) & 2/8th (County of London) London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) |
26 May 1899 |
3 Jan 2000 (100) |
[5]WO372/18[195] |
Sim, William |
Private, Seaforth Highlanders |
16 Dec 1899 |
Feb 2000 (100) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Seaforth Highlanders.[10][196] |
Steel, Alec John H |
Royal Flying Corps |
3 Jun 1898 |
Aug 2000 (102) |
[10][197] |
Strong, Edward Robert |
Private, Army Ordnance Corps |
6 Sep 1897 |
May 2000 (102) |
[5]WO372/19[198] |
Targett, Arthur Robert |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
7 Jun 1899 |
Jun 2000 (100) |
[11]ADM 337/1-108[199] |
Tayler, Frederick William |
Gunner, 13th Battery, 29th Royal Field Artillery |
12 May 1898 |
19 Mar 2000 (101) |
Lost a leg on the Western Front just a month before the Armistice.[12][200] |
Taylor, William Ernest |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
20 Dec 1899 |
Jan 2000 (100) |
Enlisted 1918.[9]ADM 188/1102[201] |
Tickner, Albert George |
Royal Horse Artillery |
8 Sep 1901 |
18 Jul 2000 (98) |
Enlisted aged 16. Served in India. Also a World War II veteran.[202][203] |
Trevillion, Stephen Clemmow |
Private, Hampshire Regiment & Labour Corps |
31 May 1898 |
Oct 2000 (102) |
[5]WO372/20[204] |
Wagstaff, Arthur |
Private, 2/4th & 1/4th Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
12 May 1897 |
Aug 2000 (103) |
Went ‘over the top’ at the Battle of the Somme. Later wounded.[12][205] |
Wallis, Walter |
Private, 4th (Pioneers) Coldstream Guards |
14 Oct 1898 |
Jan 2000 (101) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Coldstream Guards. Enlisted at 17. Fought on the Western Front.[206][207] |
Wallworth, Wilfred |
Private, Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) & Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
27 Jul 1898 |
Aug 2000 (102) |
Last known Great War veteran of the South Lancashire Regiment and Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Fought at Ypres.[10][208][209] |
White, George Edward |
Private, Cambridgeshire Regiment & Suffolk Regiment |
28 Feb 1899 |
Mar 2000 (101) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Cambridgeshire Regiment.[10][210] |
White, Sidney Harry |
Private, 2/4th Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
31 May 1899 |
25 Jan 2000 (100) |
Served in France and taken prisoner by the Germans.[14] |
Whitlock, Arthur James |
Gunner, Royal Field Artillery |
16 Oct 1891 |
19 Apr 2000 (108) |
Fought on the Western Front.[211][212] |
Williams, Percy Herbert |
Private, 1/5th Northumberland Fusiliers |
15 Sep 1899 |
28 May 2000 (100) |
Wounded at Fismes, May 1918 and taken prisoner.[12][213] |
Williams, Richard Edric |
Royal Naval Air Service |
13 Mar 1900 |
Mar 2000 (99) |
Enlisted 1917.[9]ADM 188/626[214] |
Wright, William Hayes |
Able Seaman, Royal Navy |
5 Dec 1894 |
Feb 2000 (105) |
Enlisted 1907 as a boy rating.[9]ADM 188/667[215] |
Remark: a further 282 men old enough to have served in World War I died in 2000 in England & Wales. Their veteran status is not yet confirmed. Scottish and Irish records are not checked either.
Name |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
Allen, Nathan |
17 May 1894 |
7 Nov 2000 (106) |
(Pennsylvania) US Army.[7] |
Arnold, J. Leroy |
c.1896 |
Apr 2000 (103) |
(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[3][216] |
Axe, Alfred Frederick |
30 Apr 1900 |
10 Aug 2000 (99) |
(Ohio) Private, US Army.[7] |
Azzinaro, Joseph |
9 Mar 1895 |
6 Jun 2000 (105) |
(New Jersey) Served in France.[3][217] |
Bartholomew, Elmer |
10 Jun 1899 |
27 Feb 2000 (100) |
(Illinois) US Marine Corps. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
Bates, Creed Fulton |
13 Jan 1897 |
21 Feb 2000 (103) |
(North Carolina) US Army.[7] |
Battle, John Bascombe |
27 Mar 1897 |
24 Jun 2000 (103) |
(North Carolina) US Army.[7] |
Becker, Oscar H. |
30 Aug 1896 |
25 Oct 2000 (104) |
(California) Served in France.[3][218] |
Bigger, John W. |
22 Dec 1899 |
3 Jun 2000 (100) |
(New York) US Army.[219][220] |
Bender, Leonard William |
27 Sep 1894 |
3 Oct 2000 (106) |
(California) Private, US Army. Enlisted September 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[7] |
Blakeney, Robert Samuel |
1 Aug 1900 |
15 May 2000 (99) |
(Washington) Served in France.[3][221] |
Blitstein, Michael |
4 Nov 1896 |
26 Aug 2000 (103) |
(Illinois) US Navy. In training as a wireless operator when the war ended.[222][223] |
Blumner, Myron |
11 Feb 1900 |
19 Apr 2000 (100) |
(Florida) Private, US Army. Enlisted October 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[7] |
Bolt, Leland Eddy |
16 Jul 1899 |
18 Mar 2000 (100) |
(Idaho) Private, US Army.[7] |
Bond, Leon H. |
9 Jun 1895 |
15 Mar 2000 (104) |
(Wisconsin) Served as a telegraphist in the US Navy.[224][225] |
Bones, Leigh K. |
31 Dec 1895 |
27 Jan 2000 (104) |
(Oregon) Served in France.[3][226] |
Bourinot, Paul M. |
29 May 1900 |
23 Feb 2000 (99) |
(Massachusetts) Served in France.[3][227] |
Box, James Monroe |
12 Dec 1898 |
12 Aug 2000 (101) |
(Tennessee) US Army.[7] |
Bowman, Mitchell |
28 Nov 1898 |
15 Apr 2000 (101) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][228] |
Broesler, Walter V. |
14 Dec 1896 |
21 Apr 2000 (103) |
(New Jersey) Served in France.[3][229] |
Brown Jr., Addison H. |
11 Oct 1899 |
15 Jan 2000 (100) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][230] |
Bryant, Lenster |
7 Apr 1897 |
31 Mar 2000 (102) |
(North Carolina) US Army.[7] |
Burgess, Verne K. |
8 Jul 1896 |
28 Oct 2000 (104) |
(Illinois) Served in France as a private in the 5th (Red Devils) Division in an anti-aircraft machine gun battalion. En route to the Front when the Armistice was signed and did not see combat.[3][231][232] |
Butler, Henry |
13 Mar 1894 |
9 Sep 2000 (106) |
(Louisiana) Served in France.[3][233] |
Caddell, James M. |
9 Sep 1899 |
28 Sep 2000 (101) |
(California) Served in France.[3][234] |
Caldwell, Charlie |
22 Jul 1895 |
6 Mar 2000 (104) |
(Alabama) Served in France.[3][235] |
Campbell, William Hill |
26 Jan 1899 |
3 Jan 2000 (100) |
(Wyoming) Served in France.[3][236] |
Carnevale, Antonio (Tony) |
12 May 1898 |
12 Mar 2000 (101) |
(Rhode Island) Last known veteran from Rhode Island to have served overseas.[3][237] |
Carpenter, Arthur J. |
15 Aug 1895 |
29 Mar 2000 (104) |
(Ohio) US Army. Served on the Mexican border.[7] |
Chapman, Earl Edward |
27 Dec 1898 |
4 Jun 2000 (101) |
(Arkansas) US Army.[7] |
Chappell, J. Harold |
31 Dec 1897 |
27 Apr 2000 (102) |
(Indiana) US Army.[7] |
Christie, Ralph W. |
3 Jul 1897 |
5 Feb 2000 (102) |
(Oregon) Served in France.[3][238] |
Clark, Thomas J. |
4 Sep 1896 |
11 Mar 2000 (103) |
(Texas) Served in France.[3][239] |
Clemons, William |
5 Mar 1895 |
24 Aug 2000 (105) |
(Georgia) Served in France.[3][240] |
Cleveland, Benjamin F. |
14 Oct 1896 |
22 Sep 2000 (103) |
(New York) US Army.[7] |
Collins, Henry |
4 Mar 1896 |
17 Jan 2000 (103) |
(Tennessee) Served in France.[3][241] |
Corley, Cleophus C. |
9 Nov 1897 |
1 Jan 2000 (102) |
(Iowa) Private, US Army.[7] |
Daniel, Isaac M. |
20 Feb 1897 |
7 Oct 2000 (103) |
(Alabama) Private, US Army.[7] |
Davis, Benjamin Alonzo |
18 May 1897 |
21 Jun 2000 (103) |
(Georgia) US Army.[7] |
Davis, Thomas F. |
30 Nov 1892 |
5 Jun 2000 (107) |
(Massachusetts) Served in France from August 1918 with the 809th Pioneer Infantry, US Army, constructing a hospital at St Nazaire.[3][242][243] |
Decorner, Willie |
19 Jan 1898 |
14 Jan 2000 (101) |
(Mississippi) Corporal, US Army. Enlisted March 1918. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
Deel, Richard D. |
8 Jan 1897 |
17 Dec 2000 (103) |
(Virginia) Served in France.[3][244] |
Deibler, George Edward |
8 Mar 1900 |
29 May 2000 (100) |
(Pennsylvania) US Army.[7] |
Dickson, James |
8 Oct 1895 |
16 May 2000 (104) |
(Georgia) Served in France.[3][245] |
Dieda, Albert J. |
8 Jul 1899 |
9 Apr 2000 (100) |
(California) Served in France.[3][246] |
Dillan, J. Alfred |
5 Sep 1898 |
22 Jan 2000 (101) |
(Minnesota) Private, US Marine Corps. Enlisted October 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[7] |
Doughty, John H. |
19 Aug 1899 |
11 Jan 2000 (100) |
(Maine) Engineman 1st Class, US Navy. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
Drake, James Ralph |
31 May 1897 |
3 Feb 2000 (102) |
(South Carolina) US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
Duffy, Joseph Patrick |
29 Sep 1896 |
9 Sep 2000 (103) |
(New Jersey) US Army.[7] |
Dunn, Thomas J. |
2 Jul 1899 |
3 Oct 2000 (101) |
(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[3][247] |
Duprey, Horton J. |
9 Mar 1897 |
12 Sep 2000 (103) |
(New York) Private, US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
Edwards, Jesse |
3 Sep 1899 |
4 Jan 2000 (100) |
(Kentucky) US Army.[7] |
Englar, Paul W. |
29 Jun 1894 |
18 Sep 2000 (106) |
(Maryland) Last known veteran from Maryland to have served overseas.[3][248] |
Enzminger, Arthur W. |
27 Feb 1894 |
7 Oct 2000 (106) |
(Nebraska) Served in France.[3][249] |
Ezell, Edward Haynie |
8 Aug 1896 |
25 Jun 2000 (103) |
(Texas) US Navy.[7] |
Faris, John I. |
1 Feb 1898 |
23 Jan 2000 (101) |
(Missouri) Served in France.[3][250] |
Farley, John W. |
25 Oct 1897 |
19 Dec 2000 (103) |
(Ohio) Served in France.[3][251] |
Farrar, Andrew C. |
17 May 1896 |
15 Dec 2000 (104) |
(California) Served in France.[3][252] |
Fernandez, Maximiano |
1 Feb 1896 |
24 Mar 2000 (104) |
(New Mexico) Served in France.[3][253] |
Ferraro, Lawrence |
8 Apr 1896 |
23 Mar 2000 (103) |
(New York) Served in France.[3][254] |
Flege, John Blain |
2 Apr 1896 |
12 Mar 2000 (103) |
(Kentucky) Private, US Army.[7] |
Flynn, George H. |
19 Oct 1900 |
3 Aug 2000 (99) |
(Connecticut) Private, US Army. Also served in World War II and Korea.[7] |
Forcier, Edmond |
3 Dec 1895 |
17 Apr 2000 (104) |
(Massachusetts) Served in France.[3][255] |
Ford, Lorenzo |
20 Nov 1893 |
21 Mar 2000 (106) |
(Louisiana) Served in France.[3][256] |
Foster, Ralph L. |
1 Jul 1894 |
20 Jun 2000 (105) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][257] |
Fountain, Maurice E. |
30 Oct 1900 |
1 May 2000 (99) |
(Maine) US Army.[7] |
Freeman, Charles S. |
14 Dec 1894 |
17 Sep 2000 (105) |
(New York) Served in France.[3][258] |
Freeman, Harley E. |
14 Jun 1898 |
24 Dec 2000 (102) |
(California) US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
French, Arthur P. |
20 Jun 1895 |
16 May 2000 (104) |
(Colorado) Served in France from June 1918 in the Medical Corps.[3][259][260] |
Friend, Laurence H. |
6 Aug 1898 |
11 Jul 2000 (101) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][261] |
Frisch, Herbert W. |
16 Apr 1898 |
18 Apr 2000 (102) |
(Wisconsin) US Army.[262][263] |
Gabel, Ernest A. |
12 Apr 1899 |
7 Jun 2000 (101) |
(Kansas) US Army.[264][265] |
Garcia, Eduardo |
12 Oct 1898 |
19 Mar 2000 (101) |
(New Mexico) Served in France.[3][266] |
Garland, Milton W. |
23 Aug 1895 |
20 Jul 2000 (104) |
(Pennsylvania) US Navy. Later a pioneer in refrigeration engineering.[267][268] |
Gebhardt, Willis H. |
12 Jul 1896 |
14 Sep 2000 (104) |
(California) US Navy.[269][270] |
Geister, Raymond G. |
19 Oct 1894 |
6 Feb 2000 (105) |
(Illinois)[271][272] |
German, Homer S. |
9 Dec 1895 |
27 Jul 2000 (104) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][273] |
Gibson, Leland S. |
17 Oct 1898 |
15 Mar 2000 (101) |
(Georgia) Served in France.[3][274] |
Gilbert, Guy H. |
8 Sep 1896 |
29 Jan 2000 (103) |
(Washington) Served in France.[3][275] |
Gilbert, Junia |
18 Mar 1896 |
25 Nov 2000 (104) |
(California) Served in France.[3][276] |
Gilbert, William C. W. |
15 Nov 1899 |
28 Feb 2000 (100) |
(New Jersey) Private, US Army. Enlisted April 1918.[7] |
Gillam, Jfestus |
30 Jul 1896 |
19 Jun 2000 (103) |
(California) Electrician 3rd Class, US Navy. Enlisted July 1917.[7] |
Gillum, Dan |
2 Feb 1892 |
31 Jan 2000 (107) |
(Texas) Private, US Army. Enlisted June 1918.[7] |
Ginsburg, David |
18 Apr 1898 |
17 Mar 2000 (101) |
(New York) Served in France.[3][277] |
Goldenberg, Ray Benjamin |
19 Mar 1899 |
5 Dec 2000 (101) |
(New York) Served in France.[3][278] |
Goodman, Elves L. |
26 May 1894 |
12 May 2000 (105) |
(Missouri) Sergeant, US Army. Served on the Mexican border.[7] |
Goodyear, Marvin Paulsen |
13 Apr 1897 |
2 Aug 2000 (103) |
(California) US Navy. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
Gorseth, Peter |
23 Dec 1893 |
14 Feb 2000 (106) |
(Washington) Non-combat. Arrived in France on 12 November 1918 and served for 6 months as a veterinarian assistant in Bordeaux.[3][279][280] |
Graff, Cletus J. |
12 Mar 1899 |
9 Jan 2000 (100) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][281] |
Graham, James H. |
1 Sep 1894 |
13 Sep 2000 (106) |
(Kansas) Served in France.[3][282] |
Granaman, Campbell |
19 Aug 1894 |
18 Apr 2000 (105) |
(Iowa) A member of General Pershing’s honour guard on his arrival in France.[3][283][284] |
Grays, Galveston |
4 Feb 1897 |
31 May 2000 (103) |
(Texas) Private, US Army.[7] |
Green, Matthew |
25 Dec 1896 |
17 Jun 2000 (103) |
(New York) Private, US Army[7] |
Greene, Arthur C. |
4 Oct 1892 |
27 Dec 2000 (108) |
(New York) Served in France.[3][285] |
Greenough, Paul E. |
31 Jul 1900 |
16 May 2000 (99) |
(Pennsylvania) Private, US Army.[7] |
Griffin, James M. |
4 Dec 1897 |
30 Sep 2000 (102) |
(Oregon) US Marine Corps. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
Grizell, Roy |
4 Jul 1893 |
12 Apr 2000 (106) |
(Mississippi) Served in France.[3][286] |
Grizzle, Joseph Edward |
25 Aug 1894 |
20 Jul 2000 (105) |
(Georgia) US Army.[7] |
Haley, Thomas Holt |
2 Aug 1900 |
23 Aug 2000 (100) |
(Arkansas) US Navy.[7] |
Hanson, Melvin W. |
30 Dec 1898 |
27 Dec 2000 (101) |
(South Dakota) Fireman 2nd Class, US Navy.[7] |
Hardison, Dock |
29 Aug 1894 |
19 Mar 2000 (105) |
(Texas) Private, US Army. Enlisted July 1918.[7] |
Harper, Ivan W. |
25 Dec 1894 |
15 Mar 2000 (105) |
(Arizona) Private, US Army.[7] |
Harris, Clarence A. |
18 Oct 1897 |
21 Oct 2000 (103) |
(Florida) Served in France. |
Hartshorne, Charles |
5 Jun 1897 |
9 Oct 2000 (103) |
(Pennsylvania) Served as a hospital orderly in the US army. Later a prominent philosopher. See entry. |
Hawley, Donald Dewey |
18 Feb 1898 |
3 Sep 2000 (102) |
(South Dakota) Private, US Army. Served in France.[3][287] |
Hayden, Norbert E. |
28 Sep 1896 |
13 Jan 2000 (103) |
(Missouri) Served in France.[3][288] |
Hemphill, Charles |
23 Jan 1897 |
29 Jan 2000 (103) |
(Iowa) Private, US Army.[7] |
Henkel, John A. |
28 Dec 1895 |
3 Mar 2000 (104) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][289] |
Hickman, Luther L. |
24 Oct 1897 |
25 Feb 2000 (102) |
(Colorado) Served in France.[3][290] |
Hironymous, Carlton J. |
5 Jun 1899 |
13 May 2000 (100) |
(California) US Army.[7] |
Hirsch, Steven J. |
25 Jan 1895 |
2 Sep 2000 (105) |
(California) Served in France.[3][291] |
Hobart, Ira Anson |
12 Apr 1895 |
29 Feb 2000 (104) |
(New York) Private, US Army.[7] |
Hof, Gus F. |
29 Mar 1899 |
5 Jun 2000 (101) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][292] |
Hoffman, Frank F. |
17 Sep 1897 |
13 Feb 2000 (102) |
(Wisconsin) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy.[7] |
Holasek, Joseph F. |
30 Oct 1898 |
23 Dec 2000 (102) |
(Texas) Served in France.[3][293] |
Holzheimer, Thomas R. |
27 Feb 1900 |
8 Dec 2000 (100) |
(Connecticut) US Marine Corps.[7] |
Houser, Ross A. |
28 June 1897 |
8 Sep 2000 (103) |
(Ohio) Also a World War II veteran.[294][295] |
Howell, Arch |
27 Sep 1895 |
5 Dec 2000 (105) |
(Oklahoma) Served in France.[3][296] |
Hubb, Ewald G. |
4 Jun 1897 |
19 Nov 2000 (103) |
(Wisconsin) Private, US Army.[7] |
Hughes, Jesse L. |
9 Jan 1897 |
30 Sep 2000 (103) |
(Kentucky) Served in France.[3][297] |
Humes, Warren M. |
5 Jul 1899 |
18 Jan 2000 (100) |
(Connecticut) Served in France.[3][298] |
Hundley, Henry Bryant |
20 Jul 1896 |
10 Oct 2000 (104) |
(Kansas) US Army. [299][300] |
Johnson, Norman |
26 Jan 1895 |
17 Jan 2000 (104) |
(Alabama) Private, US Army[7] |
Jones, Henry |
10 Mar 1895 |
24 Aug 2000 (105) |
(Louisiana) US Army.[7] |
Kaddatz, Edward |
20 Nov 1898 |
23 Dec 2000 (102) |
(Wisconsin) Private, US Army. Enlisted June 1917.[7] |
Kilray, William F. |
2 Aug 1893 |
18 Apr 2000 (106) |
(Florida) US Navy.[7] |
Kinisky, James P. |
8 Oct 1900 |
24 Feb 2000 (99) |
(New York) US Navy. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
Kling, William |
30 Aug 1896 |
27 Dec 2000 (104) |
(Arizona) Served in France.[3][301] |
Kniesley, Willis D. |
8 Jun 1898 |
17 May 2000 (101) |
(Michigan) Enlisted 1917 and fought with the 1st Division, US Army at Sommerville, Ansauville, Cantigny, Montdidier-Noyon, Aisne-Marne, Saizerais, St. Mihiel and the Argonne. Awarded the Croix de Guerre.[3][302][303] |
Knosp, Jacob |
23 Feb 1900 |
6 Oct 2000 (100) |
(New York) US Navy. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
Kohlars, Dorothy |
22 Aug 1895 |
6 Mar 2000 (104) |
(Washington) Served as a nurse in the US Nurse Corps on the Western Front 1918.[304] |
Krantz, Frank Joseph |
19 Jun 1894 |
13 Jan 2000 (105) |
(California) Private, US Army. Enlisted December 1917.[7] |
Kunz, Samuel W. |
18 Jan 1898 |
16 Dec 2000 (102) |
(California) Served in France.[3][305] |
Latson, Ralph J. |
14 Sep 1895 |
13 Dec 2000 (105) |
(California) Enlisted March 1918. Served as a private in Co D, 319th Engineering Unit, 27th Infantry Division building warehouses in Le Havre and Brest.[3][306][307] |
Lally, Anthony Stephen |
27 Aug 1894 |
19 Jul 2000 (105) |
(California) Corporal, US Army. Enlisted February 1918.[7] |
Landers, Frank Knoke |
11 Apr 1900 |
21 Jan 2000 (99) |
(Indiana) US Army.[7] |
Lavalley, Leslie E. |
5 Apr 1899 |
19 Feb 2000 (100) |
(Oregon) Served in France.[3][308] |
Leach, Fred W. |
15 Oct 1897 |
29 Jul 2000 (102) |
(Missouri) Private, US Army.[7] |
Leblanc, Frederick J. |
11 Aug 1898 |
27 Jan 2000 (101) |
(Louisiana) US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
Lerdall, Elmer V. |
24 Dec 1895 |
9 Apr 2000 (104) |
(Minnesota) US Army.[7] |
Lewis, Floyd |
14 Aug 1895 |
27 Jan 2000 (104) |
(Alabama) Private, US Army.[7] |
Lewis, Oscar C. |
20 Dec 1892 |
10 Dec 2000 (107) |
(Washington) Served in France.[3][309] |
Lilley, Roy M. |
20 Sep 1899 |
3 Nov 2000 (101) |
(Missouri) Served in France.[3][310] |
Locke, John R. |
10 Feb 1894 |
11 Jan 2000 (105) |
(Texas) Served in France.[3][311] |
Lyon, Lawrence Bruce (Frosty) |
29 Sep 1894 |
28 Aug 2000 (105) |
(West Virginia) |
Mack, Chris H. |
6 Nov 1895 |
9 Apr 2000 (104) |
(Washington) Served in France.[3][312] |
Mackenzie, George A. |
28 Feb 1899 |
10 Dec 2000 (101) |
(California) Served in France.[3][313] |
Madrick, Frank |
28 Mar 1896 |
11 Apr 2000 (104) |
(California) Served in France.[3][314] |
Mallard, Clinton E. |
4 Oct 1901 |
24 Sep 2000 (98) |
(North Carolina) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[3][315] |
Mallard, C. Eugene |
4 Oct 1900 |
24 Sep 2000 (99) |
(North Carolina) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy.[7] |
Marbury, Leonard |
23 Feb 1900 |
21 Jul 2000 (100) |
(Ohio) Served in France.[3][316] |
Margarall, Dominick V. |
2 Dec 1898 |
25 Sep 2000 (101) |
(New York) Private, US Army.[7] |
Marshall, Clyde M. |
9 May 1893 |
23 Jan 2000 (106) |
(Kentucky) Corporal, US Army.[7] |
Martelle, Lester Dewey |
12 May 1898 |
18 Mar 2000 (101) |
(Nebraska) Private, US Army.[7] |
Martin, John F. |
28 Jun 1899 |
10 Jul 2000 (101) |
(Missouri) Private, US Army.[7] |
May, Jesse A. |
8 Apr 1897 |
19 Sep 2000 (103) |
(New Mexico) Drafted August 1918 as a private in a medical unit in 36th Division, US Army but was not in combat.[3][317][318] |
McAndrew, Earl Michael |
18 Dec 1895 |
2 Oct 2000 (104) |
(West Virginia) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy.[7] |
McDonough, John P. |
23 Oct 1895 |
21 Jun 2000 (104) |
(Arizona) Served in France.[3][319] |
McDonough, Michael |
7 Oct 1898 |
19 Aug 2000 (101) |
(Massachusetts) Served in France.[3][320] |
McGowan, Joseph M. |
10 Mar 1897 |
28 Feb 2000 (102) |
(Florida) Machinist’s Mate 1st Class, US Navy.[7] |
McKay, Joseph T. |
21 Feb 1892 |
23 Jun 2000 (108) |
(Louisiana) Served in France.[3][321] |
McMillan, Charles Monroe |
12 Feb 1895 |
19 Jul 2000 (105) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][322] |
Meadors, George L. |
20 Nov 1894 |
5 Apr 2000 (104) |
(Texas) Served in France.[3][323] |
Medford, Hugh W. |
14 May 1898 |
4 May 2000 (101) |
(North Carolina) Served in France.[3][324] |
Mijal, Anthony |
29 Mar 1898 |
20 May 2000 (102) |
(Massachusetts) Served in France.[3][325] |
Miller, Dudley |
3 Nov 1893 |
24 Jul 2000 (106) |
(New Jersey) Served in France.[3][326] |
Montecalvo, Raffael (Ralph) |
2 Mar 1895 |
1 Feb 2000 (104) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][327] |
Moore, Joseph L. |
17 Apr 1895 |
30 Mar 2000 (104) |
(Michigan) Served in France.[3][328] |
Moorman, Elmer F. |
14 Aug 1897 |
30 Mar 2000 (102) |
(Mississippi) Private, US Army.[7] |
Morehouse, Henry L. |
18 Jun 1899 |
13 Dec 2000 (102) |
(Connecticut) Served in France.[3][329] |
Morgan, John |
13 May 1895 |
4 Dec 2000 (105) |
(Virginia) Served in France.[3][330] |
Moss, Peodus O. |
13 Apr 1893 |
4 Jul 2000 (107) |
(Texas) Served in France.[3][331] |
Mount, Nathan |
9 Aug 1896 |
27 Aug 2000 (104) |
(Illinois) Served in France.[3][332] |
Nelsen, Gordon L. |
30 Dec 1900 |
22 Nov 2000 (99) |
(Georgia) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[3][333] |
Newhauser, Arthur C. |
30 Nov 1897 |
29 Aug 2000 (102) |
(Massachusetts) Served in France as a sergeant in the US Army.[3][334][335] |
Ochsner, Carl W. |
6 Mar 1896 |
16 Jan 2000 (103) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][336] |
Oltman, John F. |
1 Oct 1896 |
25 Jan 2000 (103) |
(Washington) Called to military service at the end of the war but discharged before commencing training.[337][338] |
Orsi, Frank |
5 Aug 1899 |
18 Nov 2000 (101) |
(California)[339][340] |
Ostermeier, William H. |
8 Jul 1893 |
7 Jul 2000 (106) |
(Ohio) Private, US Army.[7] |
Parrigin, Ivan F. |
19 Apr 1896 |
14 Sep 2000 (104) |
(New Mexico) Served in France.[3][341] |
Payne, Harry O. |
12 Aug 1899 |
23 Oct 2000 (101) |
(Washington) Served in France.[3][342] |
Perkins, Roscoe D. |
12 Nov 1895 |
28 Jan 2000 (104) |
(Minnesota) Served in France.[3][343] |
Phillips, Lloyd R. |
26 Jan 1898 |
12 Jan 2000 (101) |
(California) Private, US Army.[7] |
Pollard, Richard H. |
18 Jan 1898 |
25 Sep 2000 (102) |
(Texas) Served in France.[3][344] |
Pool, Lester Ray |
15 Sep 1895 |
11 Jan 2000 (104) |
(Oklahoma) Yeoman 2nd Class, US Navy.[7] |
Poole, Ralph |
17 Dec 1900 |
8 Mar 2000 (99) |
(South Carolina) US Navy.[7] |
Prater, Daniel Duff |
27 Jun 1895 |
4 Feb 2000 (104) |
(Kentucky) Private, US Army.[7] |
Price, Ralph W. |
12 Dec 1899 |
7 Apr 2000 (100) |
(Florida) US Navy. Served aboard USS Solace. Also a World War II veteran.[345][346] |
Probst, Pertle Earnest |
21 Aug 1896 |
2 Nov 2000 (104) |
(Missouri) Private, US Army.[7] |
Proske, Frank |
16 Dec 1895 |
23 Sep 2000 (104) |
(Iowa) Served in France.[3][347][348] |
Quilla, Louis A. |
10 Nov 1900 |
29 Feb 2000 (99) |
(California) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[3][349] |
Rabinowitz, Harry W. |
14 Jul 1895 |
10 Nov 2000 (105) |
(Idaho) Served in France.[3][350] |
Rainey Jr., Tom |
1 Mar 1896 |
16 Dec 2000 (104) |
(Alabama) Served in France. |
Rasmussen, Arthur |
3 Mar 1896 |
27 Jan 2000 (103) |
(Iowa) Served in France.[3][351] |
Reinhold, Frank W. |
17 Nov 1898 |
29 Apr 2000 (101) |
(New Hampshire) US Navy.[7] |
Renfrow, Stevens A. |
29 Jul 1892 |
8 Dec 2000 (108) |
(Mississippi) Served in France.[3][352] |
Richburg, Horace |
8 Mar 1896 |
1 Nov 2000 (104) |
(Alabama) Served in France.[3][353] |
Rickert, Glennis H. |
23 Feb 1895 |
18 May 2000 (105) |
(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[3][354] |
Ricklin, Martin |
15 Nov 1894 |
10 Aug 2000 (105) |
(Florida) Served in France as a medical orderly in the US Army.[3][355][356] |
Roehlk, Rudolph F. |
11 Nov 1899 |
4 Sep 2000 (100) |
(Florida) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[357][358] |
Rowe, John E. |
2 Jan 1900 |
30 Nov 2000 (100) |
(Ohio) US Navy.[7] |
Rudd, Roy R. |
24 Jun 1900 |
8 Jun 2000 (99) |
(Florida) US Army. Served on the Mexican border.[7] |
Sandoval, Amadeo |
23 Jun 1900 |
5 Jun 2000 (99) |
(New Mexico) Private, US Army.[7] |
Scerbo, Luigi |
23 Apr 1897 |
7 Dec 2000 (103) |
(New Jersey) Private, US Army.[7] |
Schick, Urban A. |
9 Oct 1896 |
11 Nov 2000 (104) |
(Missouri) Served in France.[359][360] |
Schlink, Louis F. |
19 Sep 1895 |
7 Feb 2000 (104) |
(Indiana) Served in France.[3][361] |
Schmidt, Joseph P. |
30 Mar 1893 |
6 Jan 2000 (106) |
(South Dakota) Served in France.[3][362] |
Schmolinske, Arthur H.E. |
6 Jun 1895 |
18 Nov 2000 (105) |
(Wisconsin) Served in France.[3][363] |
Schnell, Louis John |
25 Dec 1895 |
15 Jan 2000 (104) |
(Colorado) US Army.[7] |
Schoenig, George |
3 Jul 1897 |
12 Oct 2000 (103) |
(California) Yeoman 1st Class, US Navy. Enlisted July 1918.[7] |
Schroll, Russell |
23 Aug 1897 |
29 Apr 2000 (102) |
(Kansas) Served in France.[3][364] |
Schwartz, P. Bryan |
9 Nov 1896 |
1 Apr 2000 (103) |
(Colorado) Seaman 1st Class, US Navy.[7] |
Schwenk, John J. |
18 Jul 1899 |
27 Sep 2000 (101) |
(New York) Fought in the Muise-Argonne campaign with the 32nd Division, US Army.[3][365][366] |
Schwiebert, Ernest G. |
17 Oct 1895 |
10 Mar 2000 (104) |
(Florida) Lieutenant, US Army.[7] |
Scilacci, George |
18 Dec 1894 |
28 Jul 2000 (105) |
(California)[367][368] |
Scott, Thomas V. |
14 Aug 1896 |
5 Jan 2000 (103) |
(Florida) US Army.[7] |
Shamberger, Ralph J. |
20 Feb 1900 |
11 Mar 2000 (100) |
(Idaho) Private, US Army.[7] |
Shumake, John Wesley |
20 Mar 1896 |
3 Jan 2000 (103) |
(Texas) US Army.[7] |
Smiley, Edward L. |
29 May 1896 |
27 Apr 2000 (103) |
(Massachusetts) Served in France.[3][369] |
Snow, Walter |
25 Dec 1897 |
21 Apr 2000 (102) |
(South Carolina) Private, US Army.[7] |
Sowa, Stanley |
8 Jan 1896 |
16 May 2000 (104) |
(Illinois) Sergeant, US Army.[7] |
Squires, Charles W. |
14 Jul 1899 |
15 Aug 2000 (100) |
(Texas) US Navy.[370][371] |
Stagg, Harry P. |
1 Oct 1898 |
6 Feb 2000 (101) |
(New Mexico) Served in France.[3][372] |
Stallings, Virgil V. |
25 Aug 1897 |
18 Feb 2000 (102) |
(Nebraska) Served in France.[3][373] |
Stepina, Charles W. |
15 Feb 1897 |
12 Feb 2000 (102) |
(Texas) Served in France.[3][374] |
Stevens, Robert |
19 Apr 1897 |
13 May 2000 (103) |
(Mississippi) Served in France.[3][375] |
Stoker, Obie |
31 Oct 1898 |
27 Feb 2000 (101) |
(Texas) Private, US Army. Enlisted December 1916.[7] |
Strong, Henry |
21 Jan 1896 |
9 Mar 2000 (104) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][376] |
Surber, Willie Benjamin |
23 Sep 1900 |
26 Jan 2000 (99) |
(Louisiana) Corporal, US Army.[7] |
Swift, Lawrence M. |
28 Jun 1898 |
5 Sep 2000 (102) |
(Tennessee) Officer, US Army.[377][378] |
Szyperski, Edward Chester |
12 May 1897 |
14 Mar 2000 (102) |
(Wisconsin) Served in France.[3][379] |
Talbott, Harvey E. |
11 Feb 1900 |
26 Mar 2000 (100) |
(Missouri) Private, US Army.[7] |
Talbott, Robert M. |
29 Jun 1896 |
6 Sep 2000 (104) |
(Maryland) Served in France.[3][380] |
Thomas, Robert |
19 Feb 1896 |
16 Jun 2000 (104) |
(New York) Served in France.[3][381] |
Thomas, Willie |
18 Nov 1894 |
24 Mar 2000 (105) |
(California)[382][383] |
Toutonghi, Philippe Elias |
1899 |
Jul 2000 (101) |
(Washington) |
Trautman, Louis M. |
17 Dec 1896 |
24 Mar 2000 (103) |
(Ohio) Served in France.[3][384] |
Turk, Aaron |
16 Jan 1897 |
7 Dec 2000 (103) |
(Oklahoma) Fireman 3rd Class, US Navy[7] |
Underwood, Walter Guy |
16 Sep 1900 |
31 May 2000 (99) |
(Virginia) Private, US Army.[7] |
Unumb, Percival H. |
11 Feb 1896 |
5 Mar 2000 (104) |
(Minnesota) Served in France.[3][385] |
Upchurch, Thomas Walter |
29 Nov 1894 |
24 Jul 2000 (105) |
(Texas) US Army.[7] |
Valla, Axel |
27 Jul 1894 |
18 Sep 2000 (106) |
(Minnesota) Served in France.[3][386] |
Van Heukelom, Bernie |
8 Dec 1894 |
3 Mar 2000 (105) |
(Iowa) Yeoman 3rd Class, US Navy[7] |
Vansickel, Oscar R. |
17 Jun 1899 |
16 Sep 2000 (101) |
(South Dakota) US Navy. Served aboard USS Vermont transporting troops across the Atlantic.[387][388] |
Vasseur, Francis R.D. |
11 Aug 1897 |
18 Aug 2000 (103) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][389] |
Veluzat, Paul T. |
6 Dec 1898 |
9 Apr 2000 (101) |
(California) Texas Rangers & US Army. Rode with Pancho Villa and boarded the U-boat that sank The Lusitania.[390][391] |
Vogt, Carl William |
5 Jan 1900 |
8 Jan 2000 (100) |
(Washington) Private, US Marine Corps.[7] |
Voorhees, Russell W. |
16 May 1898 |
10 Feb 2000 (101) |
(Hawaii)[392][393] |
Wanamaker, William Wesley |
23 Aug 1898 |
8 Feb 2000 (101) |
(Virginia) Graduated from West Point in the summer of 1918. Remained in the army until 1949 reaching the rank of Brigadier-General in the Army Corps of Engineers.[394][395] |
West, Charles P. |
18 Jul 1895 |
13 Apr 2000 (104) |
(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[3][396] |
West, Ernest Patrick |
17 Mar 1896 |
20 Jun 2000 (104) |
(Florida) Served in France.[3][397] |
Westover, Edwin F. |
26 May 1898 |
22 Mar 2000 (101) |
(California) Served in France.[3][398] |
Wheeler, Chancy G. |
5 Jun 1899 |
28 Jan 2000 (100) |
(Ohio) Served in France.[3][399] |
Wheeler, Glen W. |
15 May 1899 |
16 Jun 2000 (101) |
(Texas) Private, US Marine Corps. Also a World War II veteran.[7] |
White, Carey S. |
11 Oct 1900 |
12 Mar 2000 (99) |
(Illinois) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[3][400] |
Wilcox, John Edwin |
27 Sep 1899 |
26 Jan 2000 (100) |
(Pennsylvania) Private, US Army[7] |
Williams, David H. |
27 Mar 1898 |
9 Jan 2000 (101) |
(New York) Private, US Army.[7] |
Wilson, Alonzo C. |
30 Aug 1895 |
23 Jan 2000 (104) |
(Idaho) Served in France.[3][401] |
Wilson, Samuel |
30 Apr 1899 |
2 Apr 2000 (100) |
(California) US Army. Enlisted August 1917.[7] |
Woesner, Otto Eugene |
21 Jan 1892 |
3 Oct 2000 (108) |
(California) US Army.[402][403] |
Wohlenberg, Fred H. |
22 Jul 1900 |
11 Dec 2000 (100) |
(California) Private, US Army. Enlisted October 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[7] |
Wright, J. Harold |
1 Aug 1900 |
10 Feb 2000 (99) |
(Illinois) US Army.[7] |
Wueger, Charles L. |
26 Jul 1897 |
4 Oct 2000 (103) |
(Pennsylvania) Private, US Army.[7] |
Wyatt, Thomas |
20 May 1899 |
25 Mar 2000 (100) |
(Indiana) US Army.[7] |
Wylie, William Edward |
22 Jul 1896 |
24 Dec 2000 (104) |
(Missouri) US Navy.[7] |
Young, John W. |
12 May 1899 |
4 Jul 2000 (101) |
(New Jersey) Served in France.[3][404] |
Zalewski, Alex |
1896 |
Aug 2000 (104) |
(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[3][405] |
Zelnicker, William S. |
12 Oct 1898 |
11 Oct 2000 (101) |
(California) Enlisted aged 17. Served in France as a stretcher bearer and ambulance driver with the 26th (Yankee) Division, US Army. Gassed at St Mihiel.[3][406][407] |