| Name |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
| Anténor, Adrien Joseph |
4 Mar 1897 |
27 Jun 2004 (107) |
[1] |
| Boisard, Emile |
1 Aug 1898 |
4 Feb 2004 (105) |
[1] |
| Cabrol, Louis |
14 May 1899 |
5 Nov 2004 (105) |
Enlisted in 1917. Served with the 9e and 271e RAC.[1] |
| Chappot de la Chanonie, Henri |
9 Dec 1899 |
19 Jan 2004 (104) |
[1] |
| Chevance, Ernest |
7 Nov 1897 |
3 Nov 2004 (106) |
[1] |
| Durieux, Charles |
29 Mar 1899 |
5 Feb 2004 (104) |
[1] |
| Delhay, Emile |
29 Nov 1899 |
10 Jul 2004 (104) |
Conscripted 1918. Served as an engineer.[1] |
| Falière, Théophile André |
9 Dec 1899 |
19 Jan 2004 (104) |
Served as a stretcher bearer.[1] |
| Fournet, Lucien |
24 Jul 1900 |
13 Sep 2004 (104) |
Enlisted 1918. Served with the 8e Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval d'Orléans.[1] |
| Geraud, Pierre |
31 Mar 1898 |
4 Jan 2004 (105) |
[1] |
| Guillot, Gérard Louis |
20 Jan 1899 |
4 May 2004 (105) |
Conscripted 1918.[1] |
| Guilloteau, Joseph Maurice André |
20 Sep 1897 |
25 Nov 2004 (107) |
Fought with the 77e RI de Cholet at Vosges, Mirecourt, Argonne, the Marne and Verdun. Invalided out of the war after being gassed.[1] |
| Lécaille, René |
14 Mar 1899 |
4 Dec 2004 (105) |
Conscripted 1918. Served with the 62e RI.[1] |
| Lenoir, Georges |
28 Jul 1898 |
9 Apr 2004 (105) |
[1] |
| Meserey, Marcel-Lucien |
24 Oct 1899 |
11 Feb 2004 (104) |
Conscripted 1917. Served at Chemin des Dames.[1] |
| Mommessin, Henri |
16 Feb 1899 |
12 May 2004 (105) |
Officer cadet with the 84e RA de Lyon.[1] |
| Mondoloni, Joseph |
12 Jan 1897 |
14 Oct 2004 (107) |
Last Corsican veteran. Fought with an alpine regiment at Verdun and Chemin des Dames.[1] |
| Pancher, Maurice Gabriel |
10 Jun 1898 |
15 Mar 2004 (105) |
Conscripted 1917. Fought with the 154e RI on the Somme. A German prisoner for the last three weeks of the war.[1] |
| Pannetier, Louis |
2 Aug 1899 |
14 Mar 2004 (104) |
Conscripted 1917. Served with the 30e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins.[1] |
| Rault, Joseph |
3 Sep 1901 |
2004 (102) |
[1] |
| Rosan, Ramire |
14 Apr 1895 |
24 May 2004 (109) |
Last veteran from Guadeloupe. Conscripted 1915. Fought on the Somme with the 23e RIC where he was gassed.[1] |
| Ruby, Adrien Auge Théophile |
29 Sep 1896 |
6 Sep 2004 (107) |
Conscripted 1915. Fought on the Western Front with the 9ème Régiment des Tirailleurs d'Algérie.[1] |
| Savonnet, Marcel |
22 Mar 1898 |
1 Nov 2004 (106) |
Fought with the 4e RA at Verdun and Villers-Cotterêts. Also served in Syria.[1] |
| Thibaut, Albert Félix Antoine |
29 May 1897 |
31 May 2004 (107) |
Fought with the 53e and 267e RI at Chemin des Dames and Bois des Caures where he lost a leg.[1] |
| Tissier, Marcel |
3 Apr 1899 |
1 Mar 2004 (104) |
Enlisted 1918.[1] |
| Ulmann, Georges |
23 Nov 1896 |
3 Jan 2004 (107) |
[1] |
| Valognes, Henri |
8 Dec 1899 |
24 Jan 2004 (104) |
Conscripted 1918. Served with the 106e and 154e RI.[1] |
| Name |
Rank/Regiment/Corps |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
| Bacon, Bessie |
Royal Flying Corps |
20 Jun 1899 |
Feb 2004 (104) |
Non combat. Based at RAF Uxbridge, Middlesex.[5][29] |
| Barraclough, Arthur |
Private, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
4 Jan 1898 |
30 Aug 2004 (106) |
Fought at Ypres, Arras and Cambrai, and wounded three times.[30][31] |
| Burnett, William (Bill) |
Private, Welsh Regiment & Sapper, Royal Engineers |
17 Jan 1897 |
Jul 2004 (107) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Welsh Regiment. Born Aberdeen, Scotland, died Australia. Australia’s oldest man at his death.[32] |
| Charles, George Ogilvie |
Private, 7th Durham Light Infantry |
2 Oct 1899 |
10 Dec 2004 (105) |
Served in France 1918.[33][34] |
| Dye, Albert Edward |
Driver, 52nd Army Service Corps & Royal Field Artillery |
1 Oct 1896 |
7 Sep 2004 (107) |
Enlisted in 1915. Served in Egypt and the last survivor of the Middle East campaigns.[35][36] |
| Fancourt, Henry Lockhart St John |
Midshipman, Royal Navy |
1 Apr 1900 |
8 Jan 2004 (103) |
Served on HMS Princess Royal. Won the DSO in World War II. See entry.[37][38] |
| Guilbert, William Thomas |
Boy Apprentice, Royal Flying Corps |
9 Oct 1903 |
Apr 2004 (100) |
Non combat. Boy apprentice based at Netheravon.[39][40] |
| Halestrap, Arthur |
Sapper, Royal Engineers |
8 Sep 1898 |
1 Apr 2004 (105) |
Last known Great War combat veteran of the Royal Engineers. Walked the decks of ‘The Titanic’ before she sailed. Also survived the Spanish flu. See entry. |
| Hamm, Edward Percy |
Private, Royal Marines Light Infantry |
26 Feb 1899 |
Feb 2004 (104) |
Last surviving Royal Marine. Also a World War II veteran.[41][42] |
| Hankinson, Jasper Cecil Fullarton |
Private, Worcestershire Yeomanry & 14th (County of London) London Regiment (London Scottish) |
16 Jun 1896 |
5 Jan 2004 (107) |
Last known Great War combat veteran of the London Regiment. Served on the Western Front, Greece and Palestine. Present at the British Army's last-ever cavalry charge in 1917.[43][44] |
| Hart, John Charles (Jonas) |
Private, Essex Regiment |
10 Nov 1900 |
22 Oct 2004 (103) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Essex Regiment. Born Southend, Essex, died Australia. Enlisted underage, served on the Western Front.[45] |
| Isaac, Ernest Edward |
Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy |
26 Oct 1900 |
Jan 2004 (103) |
Enlisted 1918. Served on HMS Iron Duke.[6]ADM 188/814[46] |
| Kirk, Thomas Hobson |
Sub Lieutenant (Surgeon Probationer), Royal Navy |
13 Jan 1899 |
9 Nov 2004 (105) |
Served as medical officer aboard HMS Lydiard.[47][48] |
| Lovell, James 'Jim' |
Lance Corporal, 8th Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment) |
10 Feb 1899 |
27 Jan 2004 (104) |
Holder of the Military Medal; the last known British veteran decorated for bravery. Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Berkshire Regiment.[49][50] |
| McEwan, Alfred John |
Private, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders |
30 Sep 1898 |
29 Jul 2004 (105) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Served on the Western Front.[51][52] |
| Naylor, Arthur Percival B. |
Private, Army |
19 Oct 1899 |
5 Nov 2004 (105) |
[53][54] |
| Oborne, John Richard Henry (Jack) |
Private, 4th Devonshire Regiment |
11 May 1900 |
23 Oct 2004 (104) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Devonshire Regiment. Enlisted underage and served in France.[55][56] |
| Poppitt, John Sydney |
Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force |
21 Oct 1900 |
17 Oct 2004 (103) |
Born Shropshire, died Australia. Non combat, still in training when war ended.[57] |
| Pritchard, James Malcolm |
14th (County of London) London Regiment (London Scottish) |
12 Jul 1898 |
30 Oct 2004 (106) |
|
| Rayns, Edward (Ted) |
Acting Sergeant, Army Service Corps |
9 Feb 1899 |
30 Dec 2004 (105) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Army Service Corps. Enlisted underage. Served as a dispatch rider and present at the three Battles of the Somme.[58][59] |
| Robinson, Norman Leonard |
Private, South Nottinghamshire Hussars |
14 Dec 1900 |
13 Jun 2004 (103) |
Non combat, still in training when war ended.[60][61] |
| Sorrell, Ernest William |
Private, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) |
2 May 1898 |
Aug 2004 (106) |
Last known Great War veteran of the East Kent Regiment.[7]WO372/18[62] |
| Strike, Alice |
Private, Royal Flying Corps |
31 Aug 1896 |
22 Dec 2004 (108) |
Born Godalming, Surrey, died Canada. Served as a pay clerk.[63] |
| Tomkins, Arthur Bellamy |
Private, Army |
24 Jun 1900 |
7 Jul 2004 (104) |
Born London, died Republic of Ireland. Non combat, still in training when war ended.[64] |
| Walker, Henry Francis |
Private, Devonshire Regiment |
7 Apr 1900 |
Jun 2004 (104) |
Non combat.[65][66] |
| Ward, Harry Edward |
Private, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
13 Mar 1900 |
Jan 2004 (103) |
Non combat. Served in Army of Occupation 1918-19.[67][68] |
| Williams, Albert |
Private, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
3 Sep 1898 |
Mar 2004 (105) |
Enlisted aged 17. Served as a signaller. Fought in the 3rd battle of Ypres.[69][70] |
| Wilson, Percy |
Private, Border Regiment & 21st (6th City) Manchester Regiment |
14 Aug 1899 |
15 Oct 2004 (105) |
Last known Great War veteran of the Border Regiment. Served as a Lewis gunner on the Somme.[71][72] |
Remark: a further 24 men old enough to have served in World War I died in England & Wales in 2004. Their veteran status is not yet confirmed. Scottish and Irish records are not checked either.
| Name |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
| Alexander, Thomas |
16 Feb 1895 |
18 Jul 2004 (109) |
(Louisiana) |
| Amble, George Alvin |
21 Dec 1895 |
15 Oct 2004 (108) |
(Oregon) Private, US Army. Enlisted June 1918.[8] |
| Beckman, Arnold O. |
10 Mar 1900 |
18 May 2004 (104) |
(California) Non combat. Served in Marine Corps 1918-1919. Later a chemist, inventor and President of Beckman Instruments Inc.[73] |
| Beatty, Samuel |
13 Nov 1900 |
13 Jun 2004 (103) |
(Florida) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy.[8] |
| Benton, Robert Hugh |
30 Nov 1895 |
30 Sep 2004 (108) |
(Washington) Enlisted 1917. Served in France, gassed, but survived.[74] |
| Britton, Birl |
2 Jan 1896 |
11 Jan 2004 (108) |
(California) Served in France.[9][75] |
| De Meis, Frank |
9 Sep 1897 |
18 Feb 2004 (106) |
(Florida) Born in Italy. Wounded on the Western Front.[9][76][77] |
| Declet, Aniceto |
12 Mar 1898 |
6 May 2004 (106) |
(New York) Enlisted July 1916 and served on the Mexican border.[8] |
| Doan Jr., Joseph (Joe) E. |
14 Jan 1895 |
6 Nov 2004 (109) |
(Pennsylvania) Sergeant, US Army.[78] |
| Faight, Forrest W. |
27 Oct 1897 |
11 Nov 2004 (107) |
(California) Served with Battery C, 143rd Artillery, 40th Armored Division in France 1918. Stationed near Bordeaux, he maintained artillery equipment.[79] |
| Flowler, Nathan Henry |
19 Mar 1900 |
14 Jul 2004 (104) |
(Wyoming) US Marine Corps.[8] |
| Fusselman, Perry D. |
9 Sep 1898 |
6 Oct 2004 (106) |
(Michigan) Non combat. Awaiting a posting to Europe when the Armistice was declared.[80] |
| Gable, Addison |
21 Dec 1900 |
27 Oct 2004 (103) |
(West Virginia) Non combat. Enlisted aged 16 but discharged after ten months service when his parents intervened.[81] |
| Genter, Carl G. |
17 May 1900 |
27 Feb 2004 (103) |
(Louisiana) |
| Harrison, Jim |
1896 |
21 Nov 2004 (108) |
|
| Hausold, Julius B. |
31 Dec 1895 |
20 Feb 2004 (108) |
(New Jersey) Fought with the 308th Field Artillery in France where he was wounded.[82] |
| Hollar, Frank E. |
24 Mar 1899 |
28 Oct 2004 (105) |
(New Mexico) A cannoneer with Battery D, 244th Field Artillery on the Western Front from July 1918, later a dispatch rider. Remained in the army reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.[9][83][84] |
| Ingram, Philip G. |
25 Jan 1900 |
27 Jul 2004 (104) |
(Indiana) US Navy.[8] |
| Johnson, Dickerson |
1 May 1897 |
5 May 2004 (107) |
(Georgia) US Army.[8] |
| Johnson, Marie Odee |
23 Jul 1897 |
25 Sep 2004 (107) |
(Texas) Non combat. Served as a Yeoman 2nd class in the US Navy, working in a clerical role in Washington DC. See entry. |
| King, James Wesley |
10 Dec 1900 |
9 Mar 2004 (103) |
(Missouri) Private, US Army.[8] |
| Lake, William J. |
30 Oct 1895 |
19 Jun 2004 (108) |
(Washington) 346th Machine Gun Battalion. Fought on the Western Front 1917-1918, seeing action in the Argonne Forest offensive.[85] |
| Lee, Eugene W. (Gene) |
24 Mar 1899 |
25 Mar 2004 (105) |
(New York) Enlisted 1917. Fought with 5th Marine Regiment in France. Wounded and decorated for bravery.[86] |
| Lese, Walter |
18 Sep 1899 |
27 Jan 2004 (104) |
(New York) Non combat. Enlisted 1917 but illness prevented his deployment to France. Served Stateside reaching the rank of sergeant.[87] |
| Long, Paul E. |
12 Oct 1899 |
23 Nov 2004 (105) |
(Pennsylvania) Served in the US Army. |
| Moffitt, Jesse Laurence |
6 Mar 1897 |
8 Feb 2004 (106) |
(Massachusetts) Fought as an infantryman on the Western Front with the 102nd ifantry of the26th Yankee Division.[88] |
| Moldenhauer, Ben |
14 Jun 1897 |
16 Aug 2004 (107) |
(Wisconsin)[89] |
| Moyer, Dale |
20 Jun 1895 |
17 Jul 2004 (109) |
(Ohio) Twin brother of Glen Moyer (see Veterans of World War I who Died in 2001).[90] |
| Pugh, Alfred R. |
17 Jan 1895 |
7 Jan 2004 (108) |
(Maine) Enlisted 1917. Fought on the Western Front with the 77th Infantry Division 1918. Badly gassed.[91] |
| Prutzman, Charles |
28 Nov 1897 |
2 Sep 2004 (106) |
(New York) Non-combat. Served in the US Army Officer Training Corps.[92][93] |
| Richardson, Ruth Stevens |
7 Oct 1897 |
29 Dec 2004 (107) |
(Virginia) Non combat. Enlisted in US Navy just before the end of the war.[94] |
| Risser, Clay Kenneth |
3 Aug 1899 |
4 Dec 2004 (105) |
(Iowa) Non combat. Served for 57 days in the Student’s Army Training Corps.[95] |
| Robb, Jacob H. |
25 Jan 1899 |
29 Feb 2004 (105) |
(Missouri) Fought with the US Army on the Western Front 1918. Brother of Fred Robb (see Veterans of the First World War who died in 2005).[96] |
| Roberts, Daniel Tipton (Tip) |
27 Nov 1895 |
17 Nov 2004 (108) |
|
| Roseberry, Samuel |
7 Jul 1898 |
21 Dec 2004 (106) |
(Indiana). Served on the Western Front.[97] |
| Scannell, Edward G. |
20 Mar 1900 |
5 Aug 2004 (104) |
(New York) |
| Scow, Roy |
18 Jul 1896 |
11 Apr 2004 (107) |
(Montana) Enlisted 1917. Fought on the Western Front. Lost most of his hearing after an exploding artillery shell narrowly missed him.[98] |
| Sunderland, Paul |
24 Apr 1896 |
9 Jan 2004 (107) |
(Kansas) Served in the US Navy on USS Charleston carrying supplies across the Atlantic.[99] |
| Tucker, Henry Roy |
9 May 1897 |
12 Jun 2004 (107) |
(Georgia) Served in France.[9][100] |
| Tyler, William |
11 Jan 1899 |
7 Jan 2004 (105) |
(Maine) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy.[8] |
| Walsh, Joseph |
1 Jan 1895 |
26 Jan 2004 (109) |
(Pennsylvania) Non combat. Served in the US Air Corps. Born in Russia.[10] |
| Weatherly, Robert S. |
24 Sep 1899 |
5 Mar 2004 (104) |
(Alabama) Served in the US Army. |
| Wright, Joe |
9 Jan 1895 |
Feb 2004 (109) |
(Pennsylvania) |