List of veterans of World War I who died in 1999

The following is an incomplete list of known veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) who died in the year 1999.

Veterans by country of service - 778 veterans

Australia (21 veterans)

Name Rank/Regiment/Corps Born Died Notes
Armitage, James RamsayGunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force189916 Nov 1999 (100)Enlisted 1917. Served in France.[1]
Bell, Franklyn HuttonPrivate, 3rd General Service Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force5 Jun 18987 May 1999 (100)Non combat. Enlisted July 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[1]
Claydon, Samuel JamesPrivate, 5th General Service Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force13 Dec 189419 Aug 1999 (104)Non combat. Enlisted June 1918, fell ill in Cape Town whilst being transported to Europe and repatriated.[1]
Coles, Wilfred JamesPrivate, 16th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force19009 Jan 1999 (98)Enlisted underage in 1917. Served in France.[1]
Dalwood, Bertram HoraceGunner, 41st Battery, 11th Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force21 Nov 189927 Jan 1999 (99)Enlisted 1918. Served in France for 6 weeks at the end of the war.
Greenwood, John HallileyPrivate, 11th General Service Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force25 Aug 189923 Feb 1999 (99)Non combat. Enlisted May 1918 and on a troop ship from Melbourne to London at the Armistice.[1]
Haines, Frank ArnoldSapper, 1st Signal Company, Australian Imperial Force9 Jun 18969 Feb 1999 (102)Served in France.[1]
Hall, Leonard FrancisTrooper, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Australian Imperial Force9 May 189724 Feb 1999 (101)Wounded at Gallipoli.
Hollingsworth, Herbert HenryPrivate, 9th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forcec.18981 Oct 1999 (101)[1]
Holmes, JohnPrivate, 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force189718 Dec 1999 (102)Born in England. Enlisted 1915, served in France.[1]
Houghton, Davidc.190125 Oct 1999 (98)
Isaacs, Francis Walter (Frank)Private, 49th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forcec.18965 Apr 1999 (102)Wounded at Gallipoli and the Somme.
Johnson, FrankPrivate, 55th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force5 Feb 189812 Mar 1999 (100)Non combat. Enlisted 1916 but discharged as unfit for service in England 1917 and repatriated.[1]
Lewis, Robert MervynPrivate, 9/12th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force30 Sep 18978 Feb 1999 (101)Enlisted 1916. Served as a signaller on the Western Front.[1]
Palmer, JessePrivate, Australian Army Medical Corps Reinforcements13 Dec 189718 Dec 1999 (102)Born in England. Non combat. Enlisted 1917 and served briefly as a medical orderly in England before contracting Spanish flu.[1]
Pope, Howard MiltonPrivate, 27th Battalion, Australian Imperial ForceOct 189727 Aug 1999 (101)
Redman, Francis RaymondCorporal, 35th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force12 Nov 189427 Apr 1999 (104)Enlisted 1916. Wounded on the Western Front.[1]
Smith, Thomasc.189715 Nov 1999 (102)[1]
Talty, Thomas LawrencePrivate, 8/47th & 31st Battalions, Australian Imperial Forcec.1899Aug 1999 (100)Enlisted 1916.[1]
Thompson, RowcliffPrivate, 38th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force11 May 189526 Oct 1999 (104) Enlisted 1916. Served on the Western Front. Last known veteran of the Northern Territories.[1]
Walton, HubertCorporal, 34th Battalion, 3rd Pioneers & 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Imperial Force189827 Dec 1999 (101)Enlisted 1916. Served in France.[1]

Belgium (6 veterans)

Name Born Died Notes
Andries, Jozef Alfons9 Dec 18939 Sep 1999 (105)Fire Cruiser, 6th and 14th regiment.
Dasseville, Henri E. F.29 Sep 189717 Apr 1999 (101)5th regiment.
D'Heuvaert, René1 Aug 18969 Mar 1999 (102)Non combat.
Pelgrims, Victor18951999 (104)Fire Cruiser, 2nd regiment (hunters on foot).
Speelmans, Dirk13 Jan 189825 Oct 1999 (101)3rd regiment.
Visser, Antoon23 Sep 189712 Aug 1999 (101)22nd regiment (patrol men).

Canada (21 veterans)

Name Born Died Notes
Borradaile, Osmond17 Jul 189824 Mar 1999 (100)Enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1916, served in France. Later a camera artist.
Bundgard, Neil7 Aug 189323 Oct 1999 (106)Enlisted 1916 and served in France. Born in Denmark, died in the USA.[2]
Charles, William28 Oct 1890Jul 1999 (108)Born in the UK, joined the Canadian army in 1916.
Clement, Milton (Mel)1897Sep 1999 (102) Died in Calgary.[3]
Connett, Frederick Henry17 Apr 1897Feb 1999 (101)Private, Signal Corps, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Born in London. Enlisted 1916, served in France.
Doucet, Arthur1895Dec 1999 (104)Served in France.[2]
Dubois, Adolphe H.25 Jul 18948 May 1999 (104)Pilot, Royal Flying Corps. Died in the USA.
Egilson, Jonas13 Feb 189724 Jan 1999 (101)Born in North Dakota, joined the Canadian Army in November 1917.[4][5]
Evans, Frederick Daniel15 Aug 18971999 (101-102)199th Battalion, Irish Canadian Rangers. Born in England, enlisted 1916 and fought on Western Front.[6][7][8]
Fitsell, John C11 Aug 189817 Jan 1999 (100)Bombardier, 19th Battalion, 45th Field Battery, Canadian Imperial Force. Born in England, enlisted 1914 and fought on Western Front.
Hill, Frederick Charles 1893Jan 1999 (105)Served in France.[2]
Irwin, William Arthur27 May 18989 Aug 1999 (101)Served overseas. Later a prominent journalist and diplomat.
Keene, Raymond Milford14 Feb 189518 Mar 1999 (104)Enlisted November 1915. Served in the Royal Canadian Regiment.[9]
Loudon, Walter Allan30 Jan 189920 Jan 1999 (99)56th Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Born in the USA, enlisted 1915 and fought in the Battles of the Somme and Vimy Ridge, wounded in both.[10]
MacAuley, James Allan190019 Apr 1999 (99)Private, 25th & 105th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Served in France.[2]
Mills, Cornelius6 Jun 18951999 (103-104)80th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Enlisted September 1915.[11][12]
Montgomery, Denzil Roderick8 Mar 1897Feb 1999 (101)Enlisted 1916. Specially honoured by the city of London, Ontario, in January 1999, at the start of the International Year of the Older Person.[13]
Obleman, Frederick Russell189818 Jan 1999 (100)Served in France.[2]
Powers, Preston Ferris12 Feb 189821 Mar 1999 (101)Private, 219th & 85th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Enlisted 1916. Served in France.[2]
Risteen, Frank Barrett7 Feb 18988 Feb 1999 (101)Private, Army. Enlisted 1916. Served in France.[2]
Steele, James William13 May 18991999 (99-100)Enlisted 1917 and fought on Western Front.[8][14][15]

France (58 veterans)

Name Born Died Notes
Baruk, Henri15 Aug 189714 Jun 1999 (105)
Bâtard, René3 Nov 189727 Sep 1999 (102)[16]
Bedenel, Pierre-Emile23 Dec 190012 Aug 1999 (98)[16]
Benhamou, Maurice13 Jul 18931 May 1999 (105)[16]
Betbeder, Amédée24 Dec 1898May 1999 (100)[16]
Beur, Georges2 Nov 1898Mar 1999 (100)Conscripted in 1917. Fought on the Western Front.[16]
Bouchaud, Henri19 Jun 189310 Jun 1999 (105)Enlisted in the infantry 1915. Wounded.[16]
Braud, Alexandre17 Aug 190016 Mar 1999 (98)[16]
Caudron, André12 May 189711 Jul 1999 (102)[16]
Chardon, René21 Jul 19004 Jun 1999 (98)[16]
Cluzan, Emile2 Oct 18997 Sep 1999 (99)[16]
Combémorel, Flic29 May 189715 Jun 1999 (102)[16]
Dansac, Albert18971999 (102)An artilleryman who fought at the Battle of Verdun.[16]
Datin, Louis24 Aug 18988 Feb 1999 (100)[16]
Delcayrou, Jean2 Nov 18973 May 1999 (101)Conscripted in 1915 into 15e RI d’Albi.[16]
Delebarre, Xavier16 May 18961999 (103)[16]
Destan, Antoine5 Jan 189818 Jan 1999 (101)Served with 32e Battery, 290e RA on the Western Front.[16]
Digné, Robert20 Sep 18992 Jun 1999 (99)[16]
Espitalier, Marcel4 Mar 189318 Apr 1999 (106)Fought in the Dardanelles.[16]
Esteve, Leoncé25 Dec 189319 Oct 1999 (105)[16]
Jourdain, Camille14 Nov 189812 Nov 1999 (100)[16]
Journeau, Maurice17 Nov 18989 Jun 1999 (100)Conscripted 1917 and served on the Western Front.[16]
Julé, Joseph18971999 (101-102)[17]
Labrune, Raymond25 Mar 1897Sep 1999 (102)Fought at the Battle of Verdun.[16]
Ladagnous, Louis-Pierre18 Jan 19007 Oct 1999 (99)[16]
Laubreton, Aimé30 Nov 18978 Feb 1999 (101)[16]
Mamès, Louis21 Jan 189518 Jun 1999 (104)[16]
Martrou, Etienne21 Dec 1897Aug 1999 (101)[16]
Masson, Albert18 Feb 189718 Feb 1999 (102)Conscripted 1916. Served with an Alpine regiment.[16]
Masson, Edmond11 Jan 189428 Aug 1999 (105)Born in Switzerland. Conscripted in 1914 into the 171e RI. Twice wounded. Captured by the Germans in 1917.[16]
Monchecourt, Henri7 Dec 189819 Dec 1999 (101)[16]
Naegelen, Jules18981 Apr 1999 (100)[16]
Panaget, Charles29 Feb 18961999 (103)[16]
Parisel, Raymond23 Jun 18971999 (102)[16]
Pauli, Joseph189630 Jan 1999 (102)[16]
Pellencin, Abramo11 Sep 1897Mar 1999 (101)Fought on the Italian front and at the Battle of Verdun. Wounded 4 times. Awarded the Croix de Guerre.[16]
Perrette, Jean-François19 Nov 1898Jun 1999 (100)[16]
Pervieux, Jean24 Jun 18989 Oct 1999 (101)[16]
Poulet, Leon7 Oct 189918 July 1999 (99)[16]
Prévost, Marius29 Sep 189814 Dec 1999 (101)[16]
Raguet, Jean1896Mar 1999 (102)[16]
Rebuffa, François2 Apr 18942 May 1999 (105)[16]
Rifosta, Théophane6 Sep 188916 Jun 1999 (109)Was oldest man in France at time of death.[16]
Rodriguez, Jean27 Dec 189824 Mar 1999 (100)[16]
Rosaz, Edouard11 Apr 18992 May 1999 (100)[16]
Rosfelder, Marcel23 Jul 18983 May 1999 (100)[16]
Salmon-Legagneur, Pierre18 May 18963 Jul 1999 (103)[16]
Sergent, Edmond18966 Jul 1999 (103)Enlisted 1915. A Lieutenant who fought at the Battle of Verdun. Awarded the Croix de Guerre.[16]
Soulié, Louis-René1896Jan 1999 (102)[16]
Stocanne, Ernest6 Jan 189414 Dec 1999 (105)Fought in the Dardanelles. Later a senior diplomat.[16]
Tabeau, Armand Noé18 Dec 18994 Dec 1999 (99)[16]
Taxil, Victor19 Nov 18988 Sep 1999 (100)[16]
Thinès, Serge2 Mar 18996 Nov 1999 (100)Enlisted 1917. Served with 83e, 84e and 89e Heavy Artillery regiments.[16]
Tissot, Robert18981999 (101)[16]
Trotel, Albert26 Oct 189830 Nov 1999 (101)[16]
Verneau, Marcel29 Sep 189830 Mar 1999 (101)[16]
Viala, Henri Louis19 Oct 18982 Apr 1999 (100)[16]
Vincent, René189722 Oct 1999 (102)Enlisted 1914. Fought at Verdun with 81e ARC de Chars and later Artillery d’Assault. Wounded 6 times. Awarded the Croix de Guerre.[16]

Germany (5 veterans)

Name Born Died Notes
Lange, Hans14 Apr 189929 Nov 1999 (100)
Schorner, Wilhelm 3 Feb 188929 Mar 1999 (110) Infantry
Suhr, Otto11 Dec 18921 Feb 1999 (106)Private-cannoneer
von Halem, Gustav Adolf4 Nov 189912 Jan 1999 (99)Fought at Verdun and in Flanders. Served in the SS in World War II.[18][19]
Zender, Josef5 Jul 18978 Jan 1999 (101)Fought on the Western Front and taken prisoner by the British. Died in the USA.

Italy (1 veteran)

Name Born Died Notes
Benvenuti, Giacomo7 Dec 18961999 (102)Enlisted in the 2nd Assault Battalion 1915. Fought against Germany and Austro-Hungary, wounded at Chemin des Dames 1917. Settled in France, and fought for the French in World War II.[16]

Newfoundland (3 veterans)

Name Rank/Regiment/Corps Born Died Notes
Brinson, John (Jesse)Private, Royal Newfoundland Regimentc.18971 Mar 1999 (102)[20]WO372/3
Pike, WallacePrivate, Royal Newfoundland Regiment189911 Apr 1999 (99)Last Newfoundland veteran. Enlisted underage and wounded twice on the Western Front.[20]WO372/16
White, Alexander (Sandy)Private, Royal Newfoundland Regimentc.18953 Mar 1999 (103)[20]WO372/21

Remark: At the time of World War I Newfoundland was a separate colony within the British Empire, and did not become part of Canada until 1940.

New Zealand (2 veterans)

Name Born Died Notes
Beveridge, Eric 28 Jul 18946 Jun 1999 (104)Last World War I Veteran of Wellington.[21]
Hodgetts, William (Abo Will)189417 May 1999 (104-105)Oldest NZ Army Veteran.[22]

Philippines (1 veteran)

Name Born Died Notes
Jocson, Manuel P.29 Dec 18976 May 1999 (101)US Navy.[23]

Puerto Rico (1 veteran)

Name Born Died Notes
Perez, Daniel Bartolomei7 Feb 19002 Jan 1999 (98)US Army.[23]

Romania (1 veteran)

Name Born Died Notes
Lacatusu, Dumitrascu22 Mar 1891Aug 1999 (108)Last Romanian cavalryman.

Russia (2 veterans)

Name Born Died Notes
Bulychev, Ivan Timofeyevich29 Aug 18971999 (101-102)Enlisted 1915, later fought for the Red Army during the Russian Revolution. Reached the rank of general and served as Assistant Chief: General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces. Also served on the State Commission for the Sputnik satellite programme.
Kondratovitch, Alexander13 Mar 18971999 (102)Died in France.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (226 veterans)

Name Rank/Regiment/Corps Born Died Notes
Abbott, Arthur JohnArtificer, Royal Navy12 Feb 1896Apr 1999 (103)Enlisted 1915.[24]ADM 188/1045
Adeney, Noel Frederick2nd Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery26 Nov 1897Jul 1999 (101)[20]WO372/24
Anderson, JamesLieutenant, 101 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps7 Sep 189910 Jul 1999 (99)Taken prisoner by the Germans.[25]
Anderton, WalterPrivate, Army28 Jun 1899Sep 1999 (100)[20]WO372/1
Argent, William CharlesObserver/Wireless Operator, Royal Naval Air Service25 Jan 1899Mar 1999 (100)Enlisted 1915. Served in flying boats on anti-submarine patrols. Awarded the DSM for gallantry.[26]
Arlotte, FrankPrivate, Somerset Light Infantry & Royal Garrison Artillery19 Jul 1897Aug 1999 (102)[20]WO372/1
Attoe, Frederick WilliamCorporal, East Surrey Regiment25 Oct 1897Jan 1999 (101)[20]WO372/1
Bailey, HanniblePrivate, Royal Army Medical Corps1 Apr 1895Feb 1999 (103)[26]
Barlow, Arthur RobertStoker, Royal Navy16 Jan 1900May 1999 (99)Enlisted 1918.[24]ADM 188/964
Barron, Robert Richard (Dick)Acting Corporal, 2nd London Mounted Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps19 Oct 189514 Feb 1999 (103)Served as a medical orderly at Gallipoli.[27]
Baverstock, Leslie HaywardPrivate, Tank Corps25 Jun 1899Jan 1999 (99)[20]WO372/2
Benson, LazarusPrivate, Labour Corps15 Jan 1899May 1999 (100)[20]WO372/2
Billett, Jack GeorgePrivate, 4th (Horsham), 12th & 13th Royal Sussex Regiment3 Dec 1898Feb 1999 (100)Enlisted underage. Fought at Ypres and the Somme. Invalided home badly wounded in 1918.[26]
Boswell, FrankPrivate, 23rd (County of London) London Regiment28 Feb 1897Jan 1999 (101)

[26]

Boulter, Cecil HoracePrivate, Essex Regiment26 Jan 1900Sep 1999 (99)[20]WO372/2
Boulton, William James FosterStoker, Royal Navy5 Aug 1900Aug 1999 (99)Enlisted 1918.[24]ADM 188/969
Bowen, William VernonPrivate, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry5 Oct 1899Jan 1999 (99)[20]WO372/3
Bresnahan, DanielQueen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)25 Sep 1899Jul 1999 (99)[26]
Broadway, EdwardBoy Steward, Royal Navy17 Oct 1901May 1999 (97)[26]
Bromley, GeorgePrivate, Machine Gun Corps17 Mar 1899Feb 1999 (99)[26]
Buchanan, John Young S.Corporal, Tank Corps24 Feb 1896Jan 1999 (102)[20]WO372/3
Budden, Charles RichardStoker, Royal Navy11 Jan 1898Dec 1999 (101)Enlisted 1915.[24]ADM 188/919
Burge, Arthur JamesPrivate, 1st East Surrey Regiment19 Jun 189517 Aug 1999 (104)[26]
Burgess, Sydney William JohnLance Corporal, Norfolk Regiment & East Surrey Regiment23 Jan 1896Feb 1999 (103)[20]WO372/3
Burnard, Frederick WilliamPrivate, 10th (County of London) London Regiment (Hackney)30 Nov 1899Jan 1999 (99)[20]WO372/3
Bursey, GeorgeArtificer, Royal Navy6 Oct 1900Feb 1999 (98)Enlisted 1918.[24]ADM 188/1086
Butler, James WalterPrivate, London Regiment25 Mar 1899Jan 1999 (99)

[26]

Carver, Frank LewisPrivate, Suffolk Regiment14 Mar 1897Jan 1999 (101)[20]WO372/4
Cavanagh, Thomas2nd Lieutenant, 1/5th Yorkshire Regiment28 Jan 18986 Jan 1999 (100)Served on the Western Front. Taken prisoner by the Germans.[25]
Chandler, JeffreyPrivate, King’s Own Scottish Borderers17 Aug 1898Feb 1999 (100)Last known Great War veteran of the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[26]
Chappell, Randolph VictorRoyal Flying Corps24 May 1898May 1999 (100)Served on the Western Front.
Chappell, Wilfred VictorPrivate, Royal Marines Light Infantry9 Jan 1899Feb 1999 (100)[26]
Chillingworth, John Butler2nd Lieutenant, 29th Royal Field Artillery19 Jan 1899Aug 1999 (100)[20]WO372/4
Choat, Marcus CollingwoodRoyal Naval Air Service7 Feb 1900Nov 1999 (99)Enlisted 1918.[24]ADM 188/642
Clark, Stanley CharlesActing Corporal, Gloucestershire Regiment28 Aug 1895Apr 1999 (103)[26]
Clarke, Frederick GeorgeOrdinary Seaman, Royal Navy17 May 1900Jan 1999 (98)Enlisted 1917.[24]ADM 188/800
Clemit, John WilliamGunner, 2nd London Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery20 Sep 1897Jul 1999 (101)Fought at Arras and on the Somme.[20]WO372/4
Cooke, Alexander MacDougall (Alec)Royal Flying Corps17 Oct 18995 Jan 1999 (99)
Cowell, Thomas HenryRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve7 Jan 1900Sep 1999 (99)[28]ADM 337/1-108
Cox, ErnestOrdinary Seaman, Royal Navy8 Aug 1900Sep 1999 (99)Enlisted 1918.[24]ADM 188/1103
Cox, Francis Harry WalterAble Seaman, Royal Navy1 May 1898Jan 1999 (100)Enlisted 1916.[24]ADM 188/773
Cramp, AlfredPrivate, Leicestershire Regiment, North Staffordshire Regiment, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Durham Light Infantry & Manchester Regiment12 Oct 1898Feb 1999 (100)[26]
Cramp, Robert Raymond K.Private, Manchester Regiment31 Mar 189912 Jun 1999 (100)[20]WO372/5
Crook, John FrankPrivate, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) (Depot)22 Oct 1896Oct 1999 (102)[26]
Cross, John WebsterRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve22 Aug 1898Oct 1999 (101)[28]ADM 337/1-108
Cundy, William AshlingPrivate, Rifle Brigade21 Apr 1899Feb 1999 (99)[29]
Currie, William StuartPrivate, Army14 Aug 1899Jan 1999 (99)[20]WO372/5
Cusick, JamesAble Seaman, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division4 Nov 1895Jan 1999 (103)[30]ADM 339/1
Dalby, Thomas Norman WhitePrivate, Northumberland Fusiliers6 Jan 1900Aug 1999 (99)[20]WO372/5
Davidson, JamesPrivate, Lancashire Fusiliers25 Jan 1897Nov 1999 (102)Enlisted 1914. Fought at Mons and went ‘over the top’ at the Battle of the Somme. Gassed, presumed dead, but survived.
Davolls, Arthur HenryPrivate, Welsh Regiment4 May 1893Mar 1999 (105)Enlisted 1914. Seriously wounded on first day in combat and invalided home for the remainder of the war.[20]WO372/5
Deacon, Winifred MaudDriver, Army Service Corps17 Oct 1897Aug 1999 (101)
Deeming, RobertPrivate, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) & King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)19 Mar 1900Jan 1999 (98)Last known Great War veteran of the King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).[20]WO372/5
Denning, Alfred Thompson (Tom)2nd Lieutenant, 151st Field Company, Royal Engineers23 Jan 18995 Mar 1999 (100)Later Lord Denning and Master of the Rolls (the senior civil judge in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales).
Doe, George CharlesArmy6 Apr 1899Feb 1999 (99)[20]WO372/6
Domville, AlbertRoyal Naval Air Service29 Nov 18996 Apr 1999 (99)Enlisted 1917.[24]ADM 188/635
Douglas, Alan Lockhart M.Sapper, Royal Engineers15 Feb 1899Feb 1999 (99)[20]WO372/6
Dowell, George JamesPrivate, North Staffordshire Regiment3 Jul 1898Sep 1999 (101)[20]WO372/6
Dufour, William EdwardPrivate, Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Depot)11 Feb 1898Jan 1999 (100)[20]WO372/6
Duncan, Albert VictorPrivate, 14th (County of London) London Regiment (London Scottish)23 Dec 1896Jan 1999 (102)Wounded at the Battle of The Somme.[29]
Dye, Hubert CharlesPrivate, Suffolk Regiment11 Mar 1899Apr 1999 (100)[20]WO372/6
Earwaker, Alfred HenryPrivate, North Staffordshire Regiment16 Sep 1898Jan 1999 (100)[20]WO372/6
Easton, LesliePrivate, Army Service Corps20 Jun 1900Jan 1999 (98)Enlisted July 1918 and still in training when the war ended. Served in the army of occupation 1919-20.[29]
Easton, William Edgar (Bill)Private, 2/2nd East Anglian Field Ambulance & 77th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps15 Oct 189818 Aug 1999 (100)Stretcher bearer at Ypres and Messines. Taken prisoner Mar 1918.[27]
Edwards, Harry NormanCaptain, Tank Corps13 Jan 189421 Sep 1999 (105)Fought on the Western Front.[20]WO372/6
Edwards, RobertPrivate, Royal Welsh Fusiliers25 Dec 1897Jan 1999 (101)[26]
Ellis, CyrilWest Yorkshire Regiment29 Jun 1900Dec 1999 (99)[26]
Ellis, Edwin OswaldSteward, Royal Navy14 Mar 1898Jan 1999 (100)Enlisted 1914.[24]ADM 188/1000
Evans, Edward HaroldPrivate, Royal Welsh Fusiliers17 Jan 1899Jul 1999 (100)[26]
Farmer, FrederickOrdinary Seaman, Royal Navy15 Feb 1900Nov 1999 (99)[26]
Fielder, Joseph Georgec.190114 Apr 1999 (98)Served in France. Died in Australia.
Finch, HoracePrivate, Army25 Jan 1900Jan 1999 (98)[20]WO372/7
Firmage, Ernest ArthurPrivate, Middlesex Regiment2 Oct 1899Feb 1999 (99)[20]WO372/7
Fitzpatrick, JosephSergeant, 2/6th Manchester Regiment25 Dec 189522 Apr 1999 (103)[26]
Fowler, James RigbyPrivate, 51st (Graduated) Durham Light Infantry9 Apr 1900Feb 1999 (98)Enlisted May 1918 and still in training when the war ended. Served in the army of occupation 1919.[29]
Francis, Frederick EdgarActing Corporal, 11th (Lonsdale) Border Regiment20 Jan 1894 Mar 1999 (105)Enlisted 1914. Badly wounded going ‘over the top’ at the Battle of the Somme.[27]
Fry, Robert ErnestNorthumberland Fusiliers21 Sep 1897Sep 1999 (101)[26]
Furner, John MartinPrivate, 9th Tank Corps5 May 1895Apr 1999 (103)Enlisted 1915. Served as a mechanic. Wounded in action.[29]
Gardner, Albert CharlesOrdinary Seaman, Royal Navy4 Oct 1900May 1999 (98)Enlisted 1915.[24]ADM 188/790
Gay, Thomas WilliamPrivate, 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers25 Apr 189819 Feb 1999 (100)Enlisted aged 16. Went ‘over the top’ at the Battle of the Somme.[27]
George, Victor GordonPrivate, 23rd (County of London) London Regiment & 22nd (County of London) London Regiment (The Queen’s)18 Mar 1896Jan 1999 (102)[26]
Gilbert, Frederick John (Jack)Private, Worcestershire Regiment16 Jan 1897Feb 1999 (102)[26]
Goad, Stuart Frederick S.Royal Flying Corps22 Jan 1898Jan 1999 (100)[26]
Godfrey, Ernest BenjaminPrivate, 53rd (Young Students) King’s Royal Rifle Corps26 Aug 1900Jun 1999 (98)Enlisted September 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[29]
Gorringe, JohnPrivate, Army8 Apr 1899Feb 1999 (99)[20]WO372/8
Gray, Herbert Arthur HardingPrivate, 14th Worcestershire Regiment9 Sep 1899Nov 1999 (100)[20]WO372/8
Green, Robert Cecil ErnestOrdinary Seaman, Royal Navy28 Sep 1900Dec 1999 (99)Enlisted 1916.[24]ADM 188/787
Gregg, Trevelyn FinnisRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve20 May 1899Jan 1999 (99)[28]ADM 337/1-108
Halfhead, HaroldPrivate, Northamptonshire Regiment16 Sep 1899Dec 1999 (100)[20]WO372/8
Hall, William GeorgeFlight Sergeant, 216 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service23 May 1898Jan 1999 (100)Enlisted 1916.[24]ADM 188/592
Hallard, Ernest WilliamActing Sergeant, Hampshire Regiment25 May 1898Oct 1999 (101)[20]WO372/8
Hammond, FrederickPrivate, 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers27 Sep 189718 Apr 1999 (101)Served on the Western Front. Taken prisoner by the Germans.[25]
Hammond, HaroldCambridgeshire Regiment27 Sep 1897Apr 1999 (101)Non combat. Cambridgeshire a part-time territorial regiment.[26]
Hamper, Albert JamesPrivate, Bedfordshire Regiment, Northamptonshire Regiment & Suffolk Regiment31 Jul 1899Jul 1999 (99)Last known Great War veteran of the Bedfordshire Regiment.[20]WO372/8
Harris, Frederick JohnRoyal Field Artillery5 Sep 1896Mar 1999 (102)[26]
Harris, Frederick WalterSteward, Royal Navy22 Nov 1900Jun 1999 (98)Enlisted 1917.[24]ADM 188/1009
Hart, Hubert FrederickPrivate, Army10 Jun 1899Aug 1999 (100)[20]WO372/9
Hermon, Henry WilliamPrivate, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own)14 Jan 1900Jun 1999 (99)Last known Great War veteran of the Rifle Brigade.[26]
Heptinstall, Harry CliffordSapper, Royal Engineers3 May 1898Jan 1999 (100)[20]WO372/9
Hibbert, Alfred HenryActing Corporal, Army Ordnance Corps3 Sep 1891Oct 1999 (108)Served in Egypt, Mesopotamia and India.[20]WO372/9
Hick, ErnestPrivate, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) & Machine Gun Corps29 Jun 1899Oct 1999 (100)Enlisted aged 16. Fought on the Somme and at Passchendaele.[20]WO372/9

Hindmarsh, FrederickPrivate, Durham Light Infantry25 May 1900Feb 1999 (98)[20]WO372/9
Hiorns, FrancisArtificer, Royal Navy5 Feb 19002 Dec 1999 (99)Enlisted 1915. Last survivor of those who served aboard HMS Hood[24]ADM 188/1054
Hoare, GilbertAble Seaman, Royal Navy7 May 1897Jul 1999 (102)Enlisted 1914.[24]ADM 188/697
Hobdell, Henry GeorgePrivate, 51st (Graduated) Bedfordshire Regiment24 Jun 1900Jul 1999 (99)Enlisted July 1918 and still in training when the war ended. Served in the army of occupation 1919.[29]
Hodges, Frederick JohnPrivate, Tank Corps25 Jul 1898Mar 1999 (100)Enlisted June 1918. Non-combat, served as an electrician.[29]
Hodges, JackPrivate, Army14 Dec 1899Oct 1999 (99)[20]WO372/9
Holding, Stephen JohnPrivate, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment) & Hampshire Regiment27 Jun 1898Mar 1999 (100)[20]WO372/9
Holland, Charles JohnPrivate, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) & Army Ordnance Corps11 Sep 1899Feb 1999 (99)[26]
Holmes, Conrad AllanPrivate, Royal Army Medical Corps18 Feb 1895Mar 1999 (104)[26]
Holmes, HarryPrivate, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)6 Nov 189728 Feb 1999 (101)Enlisted 1915. Took 17 German prisoners single-handed. Seriously wounded at Ypres in 1917 and invalided out of the war.[20]WO372/10
Hosie, JosephPrivate, Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) & West Yorkshire Regiment25 Jul 1899Nov 1999 (100)Last known Great War veteran of the Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) & West Yorkshire Regiment.[20]WO372/10
Howard, Bertie WilfredPrivate, 7th East Surrey Regiment & 2nd Manchester Regiment4 Jun 1898Mar 1999 (100)Served on the Western Front.[29]
Hughes, JohnRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve14 Jan 1897May 1999 (102)[28]ADM 337/1-108
Humphries, Arthur JamesPrivate, Army31 Jan 1898Oct 1999 (101)[20]WO372/10
Hurlock, George ClementActing Lance Corporal, Labour Corps23 Aug 1897Jan 1999 (101)[20]WO372/24
Jackson, John EricPrivate, 53rd (Young Students) Royal Fusiliers10 Oct 1900Mar 1999 (98)Non combat. Enlisted 4 November 1918. Still in training when the war ended.[29]
Jager, HarryPrivate, King’s Royal Rifle Corps2 Mar 1900Apr 1999 (99)[20]WO372/10
James, SydneyRoyal Flying Corps5 Apr 1899May 1999 (100)
Jameson, George BrumwellCorporal, 1/1st Northumberland Yeomanry (Hussars) & Captain, 252 & 72nd Royal Field Artillery27 Dec 18922 Mar 1999 (106)
Jarman, GilbertPrivate, King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)30 Dec 1898Dec 1999 (100)[20]WO372/10
Jenkins, VincentPrivate, Training Reserve3 Mar 1900Jan 1999 (98)[20]WO372/10
Jennison, CyrilPrivate, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment)15 Jan 1900Jan 1999 (98)[20]WO372/10
Jex, HenryPrivate, Army7 Feb 1898Nov 1999 (101)[20]WO372/10
Jiggins, Robert CharlesPrivate, Machine Gun Corps29 Sep 1898Jan 1999 (100)[20]WO372/10
Johnson, Henry CharlesBandsman, Royal Marines27 Dec 1900Sep 1999 (98)Enlisted 1915.[31]ADM 159
Jones, Ernest DouglasPrivate, South Wales Border Regiment9 Jan 1898Apr 1999 (101)Conscripted aged 18. Fought at Ypres. Saved when a bullet ricocheted off a bible in his breast pocket; but later invalided home.[20]WO372/11

Jones, Reuben EdgarAble Seaman, Royal Navy8 Jul 1897Mar 1999 (101)Enlisted 1916.[24]ADM 188/764
Jones, Wilfred ErnestRoyal Naval Air Service13 Oct 1899Feb 1999 (99)Enlisted 1917.[24]ADM 188/632
Kerridge, Harold Victor Stanley (Hal)Private, 1/14th (County of London) London Regiment (London Scottish), 1st Gordon Highlanders & Army Pay Corps21 Sep 1898Oct 1999 (101)Enlisted 1915. Fought on the Somme and at Passchendaele.[27]
Kershaw, FredPrivate, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)20 Jul 1897Aug 1999 (102)Served in France.[29]
Knight, Arnold StanleyPrivate, 51st (Graduated) King's Royal Rifle Corps10 Apr 1900Feb 1999 (98)Non-combat. Still in training when the war ended.[29]
Laister, John ReaPrivate, 2nd King’s Royal Rifle Corps & Labour Corps14 May 1897Sep 1999 (102)Dragooned into a firing squad to execute an underage soldier convicted of cowardice.[20]WO372/11
Lally, MichaelSergeant, 2nd Manchester Regiment2 Sep 189413 Apr 1999 (104)Last known survivor of the British Regular Army, enlisting in 1910. Fought with BEF in 1914 and went ‘over the top’ at the Battle of the Somme. Later wounded.
Lawrence, George AlbertRoyal Field Artillery16 Aug 1896Nov 1999 (103)[26]
Layard, Arthur Frank C.Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Navy28 Nov 1899Nov 1999 (99)Veteran of the Battle of Jutland. Also fought in World War II.[26]
Laycock, Frederick MurrayPrivate, Royal Welsh Fusiliers18 May 1899Jan 1999 (99)[20]WO372/23
Leather, GeorgeRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve9 Aug 1900Dec 1999 (99)[28]ADM 337/1-108
Leggett, Ernest HaroldPrivate, Army6 Sep 1898Jun 1999 (100)[20]WO372/12
Lem, Frank PhilipPrivate, 52nd (Graduated) Royal Warwickshire Regiment30 Sep 1900Sep 1999 (98)Non combat. Enlisted 30 October 1918 and still in training when the war ended. Served in the army of Occupation 1919.[29]
Lisgo, OswaldPrivate, 3rd (Reserve) Durham Light Infantry5 Mar 1900Jan 1999 (98)Non combat. Completed basic training in October 1918 but not posted overseas.[29]
Lisle, Ernest Edward TrimbleCorporal, 26th Durham Light Infantry1 Jun 1897Feb 1999 (101)Non combat. Enlisted in 1916 but never posted overseas.[29]
Losh, John Harold K.Army Service Corps28 May 1898Jan 1999 (100)[26]
Loud, HerbertPrivate, Army29 Oct 1899Oct 1999 (99)[20]WO372/12
Lucas, Ted?189314 Jun 1999 (106)Born in and fought for the UK, died in New Zealand.
Maher, GeorgePrivate, 2nd Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment20 May 19031999 (95)Runaway who enlisted aged 13. Sent to France, but discharged when real aged was discovered. Re-enlisted as a boy bandsman. Died in Australia.[27]
Mahoney, William HenryRoyal Naval Air Service16 Oct 1900Aug 1999 (98)Enlisted 1918.[24]ADM 188/645
Marlow, Henry ErnestCorporal, 2/17th (County of London) London Regiment (Poplar & Stepney Rifles)13 Jun 1899Jul 1999 (100)Served in France.[29]
Martinson, James ArthurStoker, Royal Navy9 Sep 1900Jun 1999 (98)Enlisted 1918.[24]ADM 188/969
Matthews, Alfred JamesRoyal Naval Air Service11 May 1900Jan 1999 (98)Enlisted 1918.[24]ADM 188/640
McKenzie, RoyceAble Seaman, Drake Battn, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division7 Aug 1897Sep 1999 (102)Battalion runner, served on the Somme and Passchendaele.[27]
McKinnon, Alice MargaretSpecial Military Probationer, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service23 Jun 1894Jan 1999 (104)Served as a nurse at No 24 General Hospital, Etaples, one of the main British base hospitals on the Western Front 1917-1918. Died Nova Scotia, Canada.[27]
Miller, Cecil Raymond N.Driver, Army Service Corps & Royal Field Artillery13 Oct 1898Oct 1999 (100)[20]WO372/14
Mills, Richard ArthurPrivate, 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment5 Jul 189924 Apr 1999 (99)[20]WO372/14
Morgan, EdwardRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve6 Sep 1900Feb 1999 (98)[28]ADM 337/1-108
Mountain, JohnPrivate, 53rd (Young Students) West Yorkshire Regiment5 Sep 1900Mar 1999 (98)Non combat. Still in training when the war ended.[29]
Muggeridge, NathanielBoy 1st Class, Royal Navy9 Nov 1899Jul 1999 (99)Enlisted 1917.[24]ADM 188/799
Nash, Leslie LeonardPrivate, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment)19 May 1899Nov 1999 (100)[20]WO372/14
Newby, Stanley WarnerGunner, Royal Garrison Artillery & Sapper, Royal Engineers12 Jun 1898Aug 1999 (101)[20]WO372/14
Nunn, ArthurPrivate, 5th Bedfordshire Regiment & Suffolk Regiment7 Oct 1899Nov 1999 (100)Served in France for the last 12 days of the war.[29]
Oatley, FrankPrivate, Gloucestershire Regiment9 Aug 1896May 1999 (102)[26]
O'Hara, John FrederickPrivate, Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment)9 Apr 1897Mar 1999 (101)[20]WO372/15
Partridge, Percy ThomasGunner, Royal Garrison Artillery24 Nov 1897Jan 1999 (101)Fought on the Somme.[20]WO372/15
Pattinson, John Mellor2nd Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery21 Apr 1899Nov 1999 (100)[20]WO372/15
Pearson, Alfred Charles H.Medical Orderly, British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem11 Jul 1898Sep 1999 (101)Failed army medical so joined the Red Cross. Evacuated the wounded from ambulance trains to hospital ships at Boulogne.[27]
Penlington, Frank ReginaldPrivate, Welsh Regiment19 Jan 1899Oct 1999 (100)[20]WO372/15
Poole, Baden RedversOrdinary Seaman, Royal Navy24 Sep 1900Jul 1999 (98)Enlisted 1918.[24]ADM 188/1103
Price, Gilbert HollandRoyal Naval Air Service22 Jun 1899Dec 1999 (100)Enlisted 1917.[24]ADM 188/629
Putnam, Alfred WilliamPrivate, 17th (County of London) London Regiment (Poplar & Stepney Rifles)5 Dec 189826 Sep 1999 (100)Served on the Western Front. Taken prisoner by the Germans.[25]
Quickenden, George ThomasRoyal Naval Air Service10 Apr 1898Mar 1999 (100)Enlisted 1917.[24]ADM 188/620
Redman, Henry CharlesRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve3 Jun 1899Mar 1999 (99)[28]ADM 337/1-108
Richardson, John Walter 19 Jun 1900Feb 1999 (98)[26]
Rootham, DanPrivate, Provisional Battalion21 Sep 1897Jul 1999 (101)[20]WO372/17
Rose, HarryPrivate, South Staffordshire Regiment24 Apr 1893Sep 1999 (106)[26]
Rose, JohnBoy 1st Class, Royal Navy18 Nov 1900Mar 1999 (98)Enlisted 1916.[24]ADM 188/756
Rosen, NathanPrivate, 38th-40th (Jewish) Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)22 Nov 1899Apr 1999 (99)[20]WO372/17
Ross, Robert EdwardMerchant Navy8 Nov 1898Feb 1999 (100)
Rossiter, Arthur WilliamSergeant, Army Service Corps15 Sep 1893Jan 1999 (105)[26]
Rubens, CharlesLance Corporal, Army10 Jul 1900Dec 1999 (99)Non combat, still in training when war ended. Served in the Army of Occupation 1918-1919.
Sallon, RalphPrivate, Labour Corps9 Dec 18999 Oct 1999 (99)Non combat. Born Rachmiel David Zelon in Warsaw. Later a well known cartoonist and illustrator.

Salmon, Harold Boardman W.Private, Durham Light Infantry24 Aug 1897Apr 1999 (101)[20]WO372/17
Sargeant, Wilfred GeorgePrivate, Army Service Corps30 May 1897Jan 1999 (101)[20]WO372/17
Selfe, Charles HoraceDriver, Royal Field Artillery1 May 1897Dec 1999 (102)[26]
Seller, Horace LeonardActing Sergeant, Royal Irish Regiment28 Aug 1895Jun 1999 (103)[20]WO372/17
Sellers, FrankDriver, Royal Field Artillery12 Jul 1894Feb 1999 (104)[20]WO372/17
Shaw, Brian Duncan2nd Lieutenant, Lincolnshire Regiment10 Feb 18987 Nov 1999 (101)[20]WO372/18
Shield, John WillisonMerchant Navy30 Jan 1896Jan 1999 (102)
Shillingshaw, RoyRoyal Flying Corps16 May 189924 Sep 1999 (100)
Simpson, Alfred HenryArtificer, Royal Navy2 Oct 1894Sep 1999 (104)Enlisted 1918.[24]ADM 188/1080
Sless, HymanPrivate, Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), East Lancashire Regiment, Labour Corps & 38th-40th (Jewish) Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)7 Nov 1896Jan 1999 (102)[20]WO372/18
Smith, GeorgePrivate, Royal Marines Light Infantry12 Feb 1900Jun 1999 (99)[26]
Snell, Charles EdwardOrdinary Seaman, Royal Navy21 Nov 1899Mar 1999 (99)Enlisted 1917.[24]ADM 188/808
Snowden, Ernest RobertPrivate, Army Ordnance Corps16 Dec 1898Sep 1999 (100)[20]WO372/18
Southern, William ThomasPrivate, 2nd Welsh Regiment19 Feb 189914 Jun 1999 (100)Fought on the Somme and at Passchendaele.[20]WO372/18
Spriggs, HaroldArtificer, Royal Navy9 Jul 1899May 1999 (99)[26]
Stevens, AlbertArtificer, Royal Navy7 Oct 1897Oct 1999 (102)Enlisted 1916.[24]ADM 188/1060
Stevens, Ernest A. T.Lance-Corporal, 5th & 20th Middlesex Regiment26 Jul 189929 Nov 1999 (100)Enlisted 1915 and discharged for being underage. Re-enlisted 1917 and taken prisoner at Lys 1918. Died Canada.[2]
Storey, Clarence EdmundGunner, Royal Horse Artillery15 Oct 1900Aug 1999 (98)[20]WO372/19
Sumpter, Francis EdwardPrivate, 1/5th (City of London) London Regiment (1st London Rifle Brigade)13 Oct 189731 Jul 1999 (101)A pall bearer for the coffin bearing the body of the Unknown Soldier at Westminster Abbey in 1920.
Symons, William James L.Driver, Royal Horse Artillery19 Oct 1898Nov 1999 (101)[26]
Tapson, WilliamPrivate, Army18 Jun 1900Jan 1999 (98)[20]WO372/19
Tempest, GilbertPrivate, Essex Regiment23 Oct 1897Jun 1999 (101)[26]
Tillsley, Wilfred JohnPrivate, Hampshire Regiment, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment) & Royal Warwickshire Regiment21 Jun 1899Mar 1999 (99)[20]WO372/20
Tipping, FrankPrivate, North Lancashire Regiment13 Oct 1898Apr 1999 (100)Fought on the Western Front.[20]WO372/20
Todd, Kenneth ThompsonPrivate, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)26 Jun 1897Jun 1999 (102)[20]WO372/20
Tomkins, Ernest2nd Lieutenant, 202 Sqdn Royal Flying Corps13 Jun 1899Sep 1999 (100)Based at Wissant, France, flew reconnaissance patrols over the Belgian ports.[20]WO372/20
Tommins, TomGunner, Royal Garrison Artillery11 Jun 1898Jan 1999 (100)Fought on the Western Front.[20]WO372/20
Toms, Alfred WilliamPrivate, Army Service Corps8 Nov 1900Jul 1999 (98)[20]WO372/20
Tomsett, Ronald William Foster O.Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy10 Jun 1900Jan 1999 (98)Enlisted 1913.[24]ADM 188/755
Trafford, John Richard (Dick)Private, 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment & 9th Kings (Liverpool Regiment)12 Dec 1898Mar 1999 (100)
Travis, MorrisKing’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)29 May 1898Jun 1999 (101)[26]
Tripp, Cecil JohnPrivate, Royal West Surrey Regiment24 Sep 1896Aug 1999 (102)[20]WO372/20
Tucker, James HenryAble Seaman, Royal Navy24 Apr 1898Jun 1999 (101)Enlisted 1916.[24]ADM 188/773
Viney, AlbertPrivate, Army23 Sep 1899Jan 1999 (99)[20]WO372/20
Ward, Reginald ThomasCorporal, Royal Engineers22 Mar 1896Oct 1999 (103)[26]
Warren, Cecil John (Jack)Private, West Yorkshire Regiment28 Jun 1899Dec 1999 (100)Fought and wounded on the Western Front.
Waterall, HarryPrivate, Leicestershire Regiment9 Mar 1899Jan 1999 (99)[26]
Webber, Stanley ThomasArmy14 Mar 1899Feb 1999 (99)[20]WO372/21
Weintroub, Joseph Barnett (Barney)Private, 38th-40th (Jewish) Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)21 May 1899Feb 1999 (99)[20]WO372/21
White, Edward Albion LeonardPrivate, 10th King’s Royal Rifle Corps16 Oct 1897Feb 1999 (101)[20]WO372/21
Whitehead, George WilliamPrivate, Leicestershire Regiment15 Aug 1900Dec 1999 (99)[26]
Winter, LeonardPrivate, Tank Corps25 Jun 1898Dec 1999 (101)[26]
Witherow, HarryDriver, Royal Field Artillery21 May 1897May 1999 (101)[26]
Wood, AlfredPrivate, 6th Leicestershire Regiment29 Dec 18985 Jul 1999 (100)[26]
Woodward, IsaacOrdinary Seaman, Royal Navy17 Apr 1900Aug 1999 (99)Enlisted 1918.[24]ADM 188/822
Wright, Walter ErnestPrivate, Tank Corps9 Nov 1899Jan 1999 (99)[26]

Remark: a further 498 men old enough to have served in World War I died in 1999 in England & Wales. Their veteran status is not yet confirmed. Scottish and Irish records are not checked either.

United States (430 veterans)

Name Born Died Notes
Adams, Harold R.10 Jul 18984 Jun 1999 (100)(California) Served in France.[32]
Alexander, Gustave J.25 Jul 189929 May 1999 (99)(Massachusetts) Private, US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Alders, Chester H.25 Sep 189823 Apr 1999 (100)(Oklahoma) Served in France.[32]
Alston, Ray Lester22 Sep 189520 Jan 1999 (103)(Utah) US Army.[23]
Altimus, Elgie S.23 Feb 189826 Sep 1999 (101)(Washington) Enlisted 1917. Served in France as a medical orderly.[32]
Altman, Peter7 Mar 190023 Apr 1999 (99)(California) Served in France.[32]
Anderson, Clarence22 Jan 189918 Oct 1999 (100)(Arkansas) US Army.[23]
Anderson, Henry4 Nov 190011 Feb 1999 (98)(Pennsylvania) US Army. [23]
Anderson, Richard C.2 Jul 189616 Jan 1999 (102)(Minnesota) Served in France.[32]
Anselmo, Francis F.22 Sep 189823 Oct 1999 (101)(Massachusetts) US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Anthony, James3 Dec 18966 Jan 1999 (102)(New York) Served in France.[32]
Armistead, Ellis Norman2 Jul 189727 Jun 1999 (101)(Alabama) Private, US Army.[23]
Arnold, Jacob William19 Oct 189511 Jan 1999 (103)(Idaho) Ship’s Cook, 2nd Class, US Navy.[23]
Atkinson, Frederick T.15 Mar 19008 Dec 1999 (99)(California) Served in France.[32]
Aulisi, Peter11 Apr 189317 Jan 1999 (105)(Massachusetts) Served in France.[32]
Austin, Herman Bedford12 Feb 18986 Apr 1999 (101)(Tennessee)
Avery, Perry Monroe18 Mar 190031 Jan 1999 (98)(North Carolina) Private, US Army.[23]
Bachman, Raymond W.2 Jan 18941 Jan 1999 (104)(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[32]
Baker, Adolph E.1 Apr 189929 Sep 1999 (100)(Ohio) US Navy. Served as a pharmacist's mate Mar 1918 - Sep 1919.
Baker, James M.11 Jun 189814 Jul 1999 (101)(Montana) Private, US Army.[23]
Baldwin, Ira20 Aug 18959 Aug 1999 (103)Later a well-known bacteriologist.
Bandiere, William John15 Oct 18989 Apr 1999 (100)(Maryland) Served in France.[32]
Bandomer, Albert J.6 Dec 189326 Oct 1999 (105)(Colorado) US Army.[23]
Barber, Ben K.8 Aug 189810 Jan 1999 (100)(New York) Private, US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Barrett, George H.16 Jan 189621 Dec 1999 (103)(New York) Served in France.[32]
Barritt, Golden M.3 Mar 190020 Nov 1999 (99)(Wisconsin) Served in France.[32]
Barron, William F.8 May 18969 Feb 1999 (102)(North Carolina) Private, US Army.[23]
Battey, Edward L.17 Feb 189727 Apr 1999 (102)(Massachusetts) Machinist’s Mate, 1st Class, US Navy.[23]
Batzner, Alois A.9 Mar 189919 Mar 1999 (100)(Wisconsin) Served in France.[32]
Bauman, Edwin R.24 Mar 189612 Feb 1999 (102)(Wisconsin) Served in France.[32]
Bausmith, Arthur W.20 Dec 189617 Jan 1999 (102)(Ohio) Served in France.[32]
Bearnth, Edward13 Nov 18999 Mar 1999 (99)(California) Private, US Army. Enlisted August 1917.[23]
Beber, Merwood E.22 Sep 189918 Apr 1999 (99)(Wisconsin) Sergeant, US Army.[23]
Beckett, James M.21 Sep 19004 Jun 1999 (98)(West Virginia) Cox, US Navy.[23]
Bedford, Albert30 Jun 189631 May 1999 (102)(Texas) Served in France.[32]
Bender, Wilbur W.2 May 189627 Feb 1999 (102)(Kansas) Served in France.[32]
Bennett, Guy B.21 Nov 189514 May 1999 (103)(New York) Served in France.[32]
Bentley, George W.c.18974 Jun 1999 (101)(Wisconsin) Served in France from June 1918 with the US Army Engineers Purchasing Office.[32]
Berg, August14 Oct 189017 Aug 1999 (108)(North Dakota) US Army.[23]
Bergman, George S.5 Nov 18973 Nov 1999 (101)(New York) US Marines. Served in Haiti.
Bergman, Walter G.17 Aug 189929 Sep 1999 (100)(Michigan) US Army Signal Corps. Drafted 1918, not in combat but served in the army of occupation 1919.
Berry, George5 Apr 189820 Apr 1999 (101)(Arkansas) Private, US Army.[23]
Blevins, Ira W.4 Oct 189524 Sep 1999 (103)(Arkansas) Served in France.[32]
Boatman, George Raymond7 Oct 189829 Nov 1999 (101)(California) US Marine Corps. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Bolt, George Kenneth8 Jul 189818 Oct 1999 (101)(Oregon) Private, US Army[23]
Borgen, Joseph22 Jun 189823 Mar 1999 (100)(Wisconsin) Private, US Army.[23]
Botimer, Lloyd30 Nov 189430 Apr 1999 (104)(Arizona) Officer, US Army. Last American survivor of the Battle of Verdun.[32]
Bowman, John H.2 Aug 19003 May 1999 (98)(Pennsylvania) Private, US Army.[23]
Boyle, Lawrence J.30 Nov 189830 Jan 1999 (100)(Oregon) US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Bradford, Herschel L.20 Mar 189920 Sep 1999 (100)(California) Private, US Army. Enlisted December 1917.[23]
Brady, Walter Joseph14 Jan 18996 Mar 1999 (100)(North Carolina) US Navy.[23]
Bramlett, James B.8 Apr 18975 Apr 1999 (101)(South Carolina) US Navy.
Breazeale, Morris H.21 Oct 189424 Feb 1999 (104)(Texas) Sergeant, US Army.[23]
Brennan, Francis Xavier5 Sep 190018 Apr 1999 (98)(Florida) Private, US Army. Enlisted July 1916. Served on the Mexican border.[23]
Bringhurst, Berton G.9 Nov 189824 Dec 1999 (101)(Vermont) Fought with the 112th Regiment, US Marines at Argonne.[32]
Broadbent, Milton E.2 Dec 189520 Oct 1999 (103)(Wyoming) US Army.[23]
Brown, William L.24 Jan 19008 May 1999 (99)(New York) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class, US Coastguard.[23]
Bryant, Perry James6 Feb 189631 May 1999 (103)(Florida) Private, US Army.[23]
Burkman, Boyd Everett15 Nov 189822 Nov 1999 (101)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Burski, John2 Feb 189711 Feb 1999 (102)(Rhode Island) Served in France.[32]
Caldow, Samuel C.31 Oct 189919 Dec 1899 (100)(Virginia) Private, US Army. Enlisted October 1917.[23]
Caldwell, Cleveland1 Feb 189628 Mar 1999 (103)(Louisiana) Served in France.[32]
Caplan, Samuel R.26 May 18975 Mar 1999 (101)(Massachusetts) Private, US Army.[23]
Carleton, Charles D.7 Jan 189925 Jun 1999 (100)(New Jersey) Non combat. Served in the Student Army Training Corps.
Carleton, Howard25 Nov 189827 Feb 1999 (100)(Oklahoma) US Army. Also served in World War II in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.[23]
Carlucci, John F.12 Jan 18962 Apr 1999 (103)(Illinois) Served in France.[32]
Cart, Ira E.8 Feb 190021 Mar 1999 (99)(Kentucky) Corporal, US Army.[23]
Cartledge, Norman8 Nov 189417 May 1999 (104)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Cherry, Stanley J.13 Apr 189617 Aug 1999 (103)(Michigan) Served in France.[32]
Christ, Peter N.28 Jun 18926 Feb 1999 (106)(Nebraska) Private, US Army. Enlisted May 1918.[23]
Christenson, Davis20 Jun 189815 Nov 1999 (101)(Minnesota) Private, US Army.[23]
Chuman, Alvin E.24 Jan 18993 Feb 1999 (100)(Colorado) Served in France.[32]
Clabo, Charlie C.4 Mar 189725 May 1999 (102)(Tennessee) Served in France aboard a prisoner of war transport ship.
Clark, Ezekiel (Zeke)29 Aug 189315 Mar 1999 (105)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Clark, James L.26 Feb 189929 Mar 1999 (100)(Ohio) Served in France.[32]
Clark, Mildred S.16 Nov 18965 Jul 1999 (102)(Georgia) Served in France.[32]
Claude, William Tell22 Nov 189917 Mar 1999 (99)(Maryland) US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Cleaveland, Leroy Adams30 Dec 18991 Sep 1999 (99)(New Jersey) US Navy. Enlisted 1917. Served aboard USS Petrel reaching the rank of Chief Electrician (Radio).
Clouse, Edward Sylvester12 Jan 18967 Nov 1999 (103)(Ohio) Served in France.[33]
Coale, Raymond A.14 Nov 189929 Dec 1999 (100)(Texas) Served in France.[32]
Coe, Frank L.?Aug 1999(California) Served in France.[32]
Cogswell, Ralph R.13 Nov 18939 Feb 1999 (105)(Massachusetts) Private, US Army. Enlisted September 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[23]
Cole, Irving W.5 Dec 189817 Jan 1999 (100)(Texas) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy[23]
Connell, Howard J.13 Oct 189918 Oct 1999 (100)(Florida) Also a World War II veteran.
Cook, Conley18 Nov 189929 Jun 1999 (99)(North Carolina) Served in France.[32]
Couron, George W.26 Jan 189716 Dec 1999 (102)(California) Served in France.[32]
Cousins, Sydney Arthur21 Mar 189621 Feb 1999 (102)(Missouri) Served in France.[32]
Cowherd, Luther Louis20 Aug 189921 Jul 1999 (99)(Kentucky) US Army.[23]
Craig, Thomas W.18 Nov 18951 Apr 1999 (103)(Missouri) Served in France.[32]
Crane, Charles Percy27 Jul 18983 Nov 1999 (101)(Kansas) Served in France.[32]
Crawford, Usher W.8 Oct 189411 Jan 1999 (104)(New York) Private, US Army. Enlisted August 1918.[23]
Crump, Pet6 Jun 189425 Nov 1999 (105)(Arizona) Served in France from May 1918 driving a wagon that supplied food to front line troops.[32]
Cullen, Edward D.24 May 18981 Sep 1999 (101)(Rhode Island) Served in France.[32]
Curran, Harvey Frederick23 Apr 189921 Sep 1999 (100)(Wisconsin) US Navy. Served 1916-1922.
Dagenais, Ernest J.30 Dec 189624 Oct 1999 (102)(Massachusetts) Served in France.[32]
Dahle, Adolph W.24 Feb 190025 Aug 1999 (99)(Minnesota) Served in France.[32]
Daley, Francis J.29 Jan 189727 Dec 1999 (102)(Ohio) Served in France.[32]
Dangerfield, Eric7 Sep 189616 Dec 1999 (103)(Oregon) US Army.[23]
Darby, Glen Orval14 Jan 190030 Mar 1999 (99)(Washington) US Navy.[23]
Davy, Lieutenant25 Dec 189317 Apr 1999 (105)(Pennsylvania) Private, US Army. Enlisted September 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[23]
Deaton, William W.29 Nov 189618 Sep 1999 (102)(Mississippi) Served in France.
Demay, Frank W.20 May 18999 Dec 1999 (100)(Maryland) Private, US Army.[23]
Devorska, Jesse13 Jul 189926 Dec 1999 (100)(California). US Navy. Born in Lithuania, later a Hollywood actor. Also a World War II veteran.
Dickson, William Ferdinand29 Sep 189620 May 1999 (103)(California) 2nd Lieutenant, US Army. Enlisted September 1916.[23]
Donahue, Kenneth T.15 Jul 190211 Jun 1999 (97)(Florida) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[32]
Donnell, Henry J.27 Oct 190010 Jun 1999 (99)(Indiana) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[32]
Dopp, Ernest11 Jun 189931 May 1999 (99)(New York) Private, US Army.[23]
Douglas, Stephen A.18 Apr 18988 May 1999 (101)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Dow, William Gould30 Sep 189517 Oct 1999(104)Later a prominent engineer.
Dubose, Leo29 Nov 189623 Jun 1999 (102)(Alabama) Served in France.[32]
Ducharme, Arthur H.5 Jan 18973 Jun 1999 (102)(Idaho) Private, US Army.[23]
Duffy, Daniel W.3 Jan 189618 May 1999 (103)(Missouri) Served in France.[32]
Durbin, Frank J.19 Oct 189525 Apr 1999 (103)(Florida) Army veteran. Fought at the Battle of Verdun.
Duvall, Frank R.26 Mar 190011 Nov 1999 (99)(Maryland) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class, US Navy.[23]
Early, John L.19 Dec 18969 Mar 1999 (102)(Florida)
East, Arthur Walterc.1896Feb 1999 (102)(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[32]
Ebert, Mose24 Aug 189720 Mar 1999 (101)(Oklahoma) Private, US Army.[23]
Elliott, Edward12 Jan 18945 Jan 1999 (104)(Mississippi) Private, US Army.[23]
Emery, William H.3 Jul 189527 Apr 1999 (103)(Indiana) US Army.[23]
Enyeart, Wendell Arthur9 Feb 18979 Dec 1999 (102)(Washington) US Army.
Eppley, Joseph A.31 May 189626 Oct 1999 (103)(Texas) Served in France.[32]
Estes, Boss14 Jan 189526 Aug 1999 (104)(Texas) Private, US Army.[23]
Fackler, Charles30 May 190021 Jan 1999 (98)Fought in the Meuse-Argonne offensive 1918. Died just hours before receiving the French Légion d'honneur.
Falls, Floyd A.27 Jan 190026 Feb 1999 (99)(California) Served in France.[32]
Falls, Julius7 Nov 190018 Jun 1999 (98)(Indiana) Private, US Army.[23]
Farley, Nelson6 Mar 189226 Mar 1999 (107)(Louisiana) Private, US Army. Served in France.[23]
Faughnan, Hugh J.24 Mar 18973 Nov 1999 (102)(Connecticut) Private, US Army.[23]
Feddema, Jacob William13 Jan 189810 Mar 1999 (101)(Massachusetts) Fireman 2nd Class, US Navy.[23]
Fields, Arbor D.15 Jan 18977 Dec 1999 (102)(Ohio) Served in France.[32]
Ford, Elton Bertie27 Apr 190010 Aug 1999 (99)(Kansas) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy.[23]
Foster, Joe B.7 Apr 190015 Apr 1999 (99)(Oklahoma) Served in France.[32]
Francis, Michael15 Jun 18987 Mar 1999 (100)(California) Served in France.[32]
Frazier, William Ramey8 Feb 189912 Dec 1999 (100)(Arkansas) Private, US Army.[23]
Freeman, Stephen A.9 May 189810 Jul 1999 (101)(Vermont) Non combat. Served Stateside in the US Navy training aircraft pilots.
Fritz, Karl26 Mar 18943 Mar 1999 (104)(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[32]
Frost, Norme D.25 Jan 18962 May 1999 (103)(North Carolina) US Army.
Fugate, George W.10 Dec 18938 Jan 1999 (105)(Kentucky) Served in France.[32]
Gainey, Otto16 Sep 189317 Mar 1999 (105)(Florida) US Army.[23]
Gamba, Joseph3 Sep 18953 Mar 1999 (103)(California) Private, US Army. Enlisted December 1917.[23]
Gavin, Frederick W.10 Oct 189714 Dec 1999 (102)(New Jersey) Private, US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Gebhart, Harvey F.22 Feb 189721 Jul 1999 (102)(Minnesota) US Army.[23]
Gerbert, Edward W.20 Feb 189622 Feb 1999 (103)(Massachusetts) Served in France.[32]
Gerhardt, Roland12 Aug 19005 Jan 1999 (98)(Washington) US Navy.[23]
Giannotti, Christophe8 Oct 189426 Sep 1999 (104)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Girtz, Joseph Michael2 Dec 18966 Dec 1999 (103)(California) Corporal, US Army.[23]
Godley, Ves William12 Feb 18983 May 1999 (101)(Arkansas) US Navy. Also served in World War II in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.[23]
Goepp, Emil F.28 Nov 189915 Jun 1999 (99)(Florida) AS, US Navy.[23]
Gold, Joseph25 Feb 189225 Aug 1999 (107)(New Jersey) Served in France.[32]
Goodman, Leo Solomon29 Jul 18981 May 1999 (100)(South Carolina) Corporal, US Army.[23]
Gordon, Anthony25 Apr 18967 Sep 1999 (103)(Texas) Served in France.[32]
Gorwood, William H.12 Dec 190019 Jul 1999 (98)(California) US Army. Also served in World War II and Korea.[23]
Gouras, Angelos15 Jul 189413 Jun 1999 (104)(South Dakota) Served in France.[32]
Gravis, John J.4 Jul 189723 Nov 1999 (102)(California) Served in France.[32]
Gray, Harold Atwill24 Feb 189928 Jul 1999 (100)(California) Private, US Army.[23]
Gray, Harvey L.13 Jan 189927 Oct 1999 (100)(North Carolina) Served in France.[32]
Griffith, Dewey2 Feb 18999 Feb 1999 (100)(Florida) US Army.[23]
Grow, Bradford Ellsworth6 Jan 190011 Feb 1999 (99)(Illinois) Midshipman, US Navy. Also served in World War II and Korea in the rank of Rear-Admiral.[23]
Guaetta, Anthony21 Feb 1895 7 Jun 1999 (104)(Massachusetts) Private, US Army.[23]
Guidera, Francis18 Nov 190023 Jan 1999 (99)(New York) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[32]
Gunn, James A.5 Jul 189529 Mar 1999 (103)(Mississippi) Served in France.[32]
Gustin, Arthur M.14 Nov 189810 Jan 1999 (100)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Gutteridge, Clarence R.1 Apr 19008 Oct 1999 (99)(Florida) Private, US Army.[23]
Gylfe, Fred L.14 Aug 18976 Nov 1999 (102)(Maine) Last known veteran from Maine to have served overseas.[32]
Hall, Damon W.29 Jun 189318 May 1999 (106)(New Hampshire) Served in France.[32]
Hannah, Boysie22 Oct 18961 Apr 1999 (102)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Hapgood, Alfred25 Jan 18985 Oct 1999 (101)(Wyoming) Served in France.[32]
Hardee, Vaughn B.12 Mar 18964 May 1999 (103)(Florida) US Army, non-combat.
Harenski, Harry H.29 Jul 18963 Jun 1999 (102)(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[32]
Harris, Clifton22 Jan 189512 Nov 1999 (104)(Oklahoma) Served in France.[32]
Hassell, Errol28 Apr 18986 Aug 1999 (101)(Texas) US Navy.[23]
Hawker, John M.21 Jan 190113 Dec 1999 (98)(California) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[32]
Hawkins, Elmer Guy24 Jul 189328 Nov 1999 (106)(Tennessee) US Army.[23]
Hayes, Cecil W.17 Jun 189525 Dec 1999 (104)(Kentucky)
Hays, Max J.14 Apr 18975 Jan 1999 (101)(California) Private, US Army. Enlisted May 1918.[23]
Helmle, Robert K.26 Sep 189615 Oct 1999 (103)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Hess, Andrew C.16 Jan 189528 Jan 1999 (103)(California) Served in France.[32]
Hess, Walter L.16 Oct 18959 Mar 1999 (103)(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[32]
Hestad, Earle E.3 Jun 189915 Aug 1999 (100)(Minnesota) US Army.[23]
Hill, Charles Elvin7 Jun 189619 Dec 1999 (103)(Missouri) Private, US Army.[23]
Hobbs, Horace, Eastow13 Sep 18997 Jul 1999 (99)(New York) Corporal, US Army.
Hoke, Bert E.21 Jun 189523 May 1999 (103)(Indiana) Served in France.[32]
Holliday, Perry James20 Apr 190016 Jul 1999 (99)(California) US Navy. Enlisted April 1918.[23]
Holmgren, Evert Archer26 Jan 189712 Jan 1999 (101)(Minnesota) US Navy.[23]
Holz, Herbert J.20 Nov 18951 Jul 1999 (103)(Wisconsin) Served in France.[32]
Horton, Floyd7 Nov 189219 May 1999 (106)(Illinois) Wounded during the Argonne offensive whilst fighting with C Co, 131st Infantry, US Army.[32]
Houston, Robert Stewart3 Aug 190023 Apr 1999 (98)(Virginia) Private, US Army.[23]
Houts, Jehiras30 Aug 18948 Jun 1999 (104)(Iowa) Served in France.[32]
Howell, Charlie F.14 Dec 189425 Jul 1999 (104)(Tennessee) Served in France.[32]
Howell, Henry Grady8 Dec 18993 Mar 1999 (99)(Tennessee) Private, US Army.[23]
Huber, George A.1 Sep 189921 Dec 1999 (100)(New Jersey) Served in France.[32]
Hughes, James A.26 Oct 189823 Oct 1999 (101)(Texas) Served in France.[32]
Hutzler, Leroy Jr.4 Jul 189528 Feb 1999 (103)(Virginia) Served in France.[32]
Ihringer, Otto5 Aug 189511 Dec 1999 (105)(North Dakota) Last known veteran from North Dakota to have served overseas.[32]
Jackson, Willie20 Jan 189310 Jul 1999 (106)(Louisiana) US Army.[23]
Jeanneret, Guy R.9 Nov 189523 Aug 1999 (103)(North Carolina) US Army.[23]
Jensen, Fred22 Oct 189623 Jan 1999 (102)(Minnesota) Private, US Army.[23]
Johns, Harry A.17 Apr 189923 Apr 1999 (100)(Illinois) Served in France.[32]
Johnson, Henry Noble19 Nov 189512 Jan 1999 (103)(North Dakota) US Navy.[23]
Jones, Clifton Martin12 Sep 189920 Feb 1999 (99)(California) Private, US Army.[23]
Jorgensen, Earle M.22 Jun 189811 Aug 1999 (101)(California) Served in the US Army Tank Corps.
Juillard, Jules26 Oct 18961 Apr 1999 (102)(Arizona) Served in France.[32]
Junge, Louis H.26 Mar 18972 Sep 1999 (102)(Iowa) Served in France.[32]
Karlman, Eddie J.16 Jul 18962 May 1999 (102)(Wisconsin) Private, US Army.[23]
Keith, John Russell9 Jul 190024 Mar 1999 (98)(Iowa) US Army.[23]
Kelly, William E.23 Jul 19001 Oct 1999 (99)(New York) Served in France.[32]
Kemp, Oliver Windom19 Jun 189918 Dec 1999 (100)(California) US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Kennedy, James R.22 Oct 189527 Mar 1999 (103)(Oregon) Served in France.[32]
Kielhorn, Herman J.28 May 18942 Apr 1999 (104)(Arizona) Served in France.[32]
Kittock, John27 Dec 189730 Nov 1999 (101)(Florida) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class, US Navy. Enlisted April 1917.[23]
King, Arthur C.17 Jul 1899(100)(Nebraska) Served in France.[32]
Kinsman, Lester V.25 Jan 18997 Mar 1999 (100)(California) Served in France.[32]
Kireacos, Peter10 Mar 189521 Aug 1999 (104)(California) Served in France.[32]
Kohl, Oscar E.8 Feb 189612 May 1999 (103)(New York) Served in France.[32]
Kohler, Joseph J.12 Jan 18967 Feb 1999 (103)(New Jersey) Served in France.[32]
Ladulis, Nickolas W.25 Apr 189810 Jul 1999 (101)(Massachusetts) Private, US Army. Enlisted July 1917.[23]
Lambert, Charles H.2 Jan 18963 Sep 1999 (103)(Indiana) Served in France.[32]
Lampton, Lennie19 Jan 18961 Feb 1999 (103)(Kentucky) Private, US Army.[23]
Lamson, Harry Dupraz28 Mar 190010 Aug 1999 (99)(Indiana) Private, US Army.[23]
Lance, William M.24 Sep 189614 Dec 1999 (104)(Texas) Served in France.[32]
Landry, Peter J.27 Nov 18961 Jan 1999 (102)(New York) Served in France.[32]
Lange, Leo H.11 Feb 189116 Jan 1999 (107)(Kansas) Served in France.[32]
Langley, Jacob H.5 Feb 189727 Jan 1999 (101)(New Mexico) Corporal, US Army. Enlisted July 1917.[23]
Lanier, Charlie2 Jan 189827 Jun 1999 (101)(Alabama) Served in France.[32]
Lara, Harold W.9 Oct 189917 Jan 1999 (99)(New York) Private, US Army.[23]
Lasak, George2 Apr 189611 Jun 1999 (103)(California) Born in Czechoslovakia. Taken prisoner of war.
Launhardt, Carl E.12 Jun 18986 Oct 1999 (101)(Illinois) Served in France.[32]
Lawhon, James E.29 Nov 189420 Jun 1999 (104)(Florida) Served overseas with Co G, 124th Infantry, US Army.
Leavitt, Elwin Scott13 Aug 189926 Jun 1999 (99)(Oregon) Private, US Army. Enlisted May 1918.[23]
Leblanc, J. Elmer7 Nov 189324 Feb 1999 (105)(New Hampshire) US Army.[23]
Lee, Joseph K.27 May 189624 Feb 1999 (102)(Hawaii) Enlisted 1918. Also served in World War II.
Lemieux, August31 May 18999 Dec 1999 (100)(Wisconsin) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy.[23]
Lescinsky, Frank2 Jan 189710 Mar 1999 (102)(Illinois) Sergeant, US Army.[23]
Lindsey, James15 Feb 189629 Dec 1999 (103)(Georgia) Served in France.[32]
Lovell, Ira Barney6 Sep 189811 Aug 1999 (100)(Tennessee) US Army.[23]
Lucas, Forrest B.27 Mar 190226 Jun 1999 (97)(Ohio) Served in France.[32]
Luckasavage, Walter J.1 Nov 189922 Jul 1999 (99)(South Carolina) Served in France.[32]
Madison, Frederick William3 Jun 189716 Nov 1999 (102)(Pennsylvania) Electrician 2nd Class, US Navy. Enlisted April 1917.[23]
Maggio, Gaetano11 Nov 189518 Mar 1999 (103)(Florida) Born in Sicily, served in the US Army.
Mann, Howard F.14 Dec 189429 Dec 1999 (105)(Oklahoma) Served in France.[32]
Manning, Harry G.14 Mar 189426 Oct 1999 (104)(Massachusetts) Served in France.[32]
Manns, George J.29 Oct 189514 Jul 1999 (103)(Maryland) Served in France.[32]
Marcus, Harry L.29 Jul 18996 Jan 1999 (99)(New York) Cox, US Navy. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Mark, Olaf H.19 Jul 18959 Aug 1999 (104)(California) Corporal, US Army.[23]
Marshall, Chester B.12 Jul 18977 Aug 1999 (102)(Missouri) Served in France.[32]
Martin, Isaac E.6 Jul 18948 Mar 1999 (104)(Iowa) Fought in the Marne offensive and Meuse-Argonne with the 165th Regiment, US Army.[32]
Mattison, Raymond24 Aug 189728 May 1999 (101)(Illinois) Private, US Army. Enlisted July 1917.[23]
Mauch, John24 Dec 18887 Mar 1999 (110)(Washington) US Infantry. Born in Germany.
Mayo, Charlie15 Mar 18954 Sep 1999 (104)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Maze, Bert L.13 Dec 189812 Sep 1999 (100)(California)
McCarty, Thomas26 Jun 189921 May 1999 (99)(Florida) Private, US Army. Enlisted November 1917.[23]
McCaskill, John Odell5 May 189529 Aug 1999 (104)(Texas) Served in France.[32]
McGill, James25 Jan 190027 Aug 1999 (99)(Mississippi) US Army.[23]
McGurn, George Leo7 Jul 18996 Mar 1999 (99)(Virginia) Private, US Army.[23]
McGrath, James C.1 Feb 189831 Dec 1999 (101)(New Jersey) Served in France.[32]
McKenney, Everett2 Apr 18953 Sep 1999 (104)(Maine) Served in France.[32]
McNeely, Earl J.22 Jan 189920 Dec 1999 (100)(Florida) US Marine Corps[23]
Meakin, Harry J.5 Dec 189810 Jan 1999 (100)(Florida) US Army.
Melvin, Donald Jennings21 Nov 189921 Apr 1999 (99)(Wyoming) Private, US Army.[23]
Mendenhall, Edward14 Dec 189620 Nov 1999 (102)(New Jersey) Served in France.[32]
Mills, Clifford F.22 Jan 189716 Dec 1999 (102)(Missouri) Seaman 1st Class, US Navy.[23]
Mills, Dewey H.1 Apr 189814 Oct 1999 (101)(Colorado) Served in France.[32]
Moeser, Henry Alexander22 Jan 18965 Feb 1999 (103)(Pennsylvania) Private, US Army.[23]
Moles, Mark C.2 May 189325 Mar 1999 (105)(West Virginia) Served in France.[32]
Mooty, Herman E.7 Aug 189520 Mar 1999 (103)(Arkansas) Served in France.[32]
Morris, John17 Jan 18965 Feb 1999 (103)(North Carolina) Served in France.[32]
Morris, Leonard26 May 189712 Dec 1999 (102)(Illinois) Private, US Army.[23]
Mosher, Earl14 Jun 190027 Feb 1999 (98)(New Jersey) Served in France.[32]
Mullooly, Thomas Bernard12 Jul 18976 May 1999 (101)(West Virginia) US Army.[23]
Munger, Emmett G.6 Mar 189724 Sep 1999 (102)(Ohio) Served in France.[32]
Murphy, William G. T.19 Jan 189913 Oct 1999 (100)(New York) Private, US Marine Corps.[23]
Needham, Dring D.4 Aug 189025 Nov 1999 (109)(California) Captain, Field Artillery.
Nehms, George W.24 Mar 189926 Mar 1999 (100)(California)
Nelson, Ethan A.23 Apr 189712 Jan 1999 (101)(Kansas) Served with Troop K, 12th U.S. Cavalry on Mexican border patrol.
Nelson, George Lester18 May 190011 Mar 1999 (98)(Nevada) Quarter Master 3rd Class, US Navy. Enlisted May 1918.[23]
Newkirk, William McKinley12 Jul 19001 Sep 1999 (99)(North Carolina) US Navy.[23]
Nicholson, Reid K.9 Jun 18982 Feb 1999 (100)(Maryland) Private, US Army.[23]
Nickelberry, Earl10 Jun 189211 Mar 1999 (106)(Tennessee)
Nixon, Lester W.1 Jun 189727 Jun 1999 (102)(Colorado)
Nordquist, Richard Arthur14 Jul 189830 Apr 1999 (100)(Minnesota) Private, US Marine Corps. Enlisted August 1918.[23]
Noreen, Edward C.29 Jul 19017 Jun 1999 (97)(California) Served in France.[32]
Noyes, Frank E.7 Jan 189611 Nov 1999 (103)(California) Served with a cavalry regiment in France and Germany. Also a World War II veteran[32]
Ockerman, Ora D.3 Feb 189729 Mar 1999 (102)(Indiana) Served in France.[32]
Oglesby, William G.4 Apr 189613 Oct 1999 (103)(North Carolina) Served in France.[32]
Olend, Stephen15 Jul 19002 Jul 1999 (98)(Massachusetts) Private, US Army[23]
Olson, Elvin L.4 Jul 189925 Dec 1999 (100)(Florida) Private, US Army.[23]
O'Neal, Haydon Roy8 Jan 189827 Dec 1999 (101)(California) US Army.[23]
Osborne, Clifford P.2 Mar 189624 May 1999 (103)(Tennessee) Served in France.[32]
Oswald, Lawrence4 Aug 189227 Oct 1999 (107)(Minnesota) Served in France.[32]
Ott, Ira W.13 Sep 189522 Feb 1999 (103)(Texas) Served in France with the US Army Air Corps.[32]
Pace, Don C.19 Aug 189420 Oct 1999 (105)(Michigan) Served in France.[32]
Padilla, Luis25 Aug 190011 Dec 1999 (99)(New Mexico) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[32]
Page, Joseph F.17 Dec 18925 Nov 1999 (106)(Minnesota) Served in France.[32]
Palady, Fran J.28 Feb 18965 Mar 1999 (103)(Vermont) Served in France.[32]
Palmer, Wayne M.10 Feb 190023 May 1999 (99)(Michigan) US Navy.[23]
Pankey, Leroy19 Feb 189627 Jan 1999 (102)(Michigan) Private, US Army.[23]
Parker, James29 Aug 18949 May 1999 (104)(Alabama) Served in France.[32]
Parker, Roy W.20 Feb 190014 Aug 1999 (99)(Kansas) Served in France.[32]
Parr, Rufus H.11 Dec 18966 Nov 1999 (102)(Kansas) Served in France.[32]
Pastore, Philip R.24 Sep 189921 Sep 1999 (99)(Connecticut) Apprentice Seaman, US Navy.[23]
Pehrson, Bror Ludwig4 Jul 189627 Mar 1999 (102)(Massachusetts) Private, US Army.[23]
Perry, Claude E.26 Jan 189531 Aug 1999 (104)(Kentucky) Served in France.[32]
Peterman, Charles Edward1 Jun 189719 Sep 1999 (102)(Florida) Private, US Army.[23]
Phillips, Stanley Oberton5 Aug 189224 Dec 1999 (107)(West Virginia) US Army.[23]
Pierson, Albert10 Jul 189922 Feb 1999 (99)(District of Columbia) Enlisted 1918. Remained in the army and reached the rank of Major-General.
Pipes, Willie Strother8 Sep 189910 Feb 1999 (99)(Kentucky) US Army.[23]
Pitman, Samuel10 Oct 189811 Mar 1999 (100)(Missouri) Storekeeper 3rd Class, US Navy.[23]
Powell, Ernest Mearl16 Apr 189921 Jun 1999 (100)(Indiana) US Navy.[23]
Prescott, Jay L.5 Mar 189928 Mar 1999 (100)(Tennessee) Served in France.[32]
Pritchett, Sidney27 Jan 18997 Jul 1999 (100)(Kentucky) Non combat. Served in England and France as a drill sergeant.[32]
Probst, George William11 Oct 189726 Sep 1999 (101)(Oklahoma) US Marine Corps.[23]
Questas, Elario6 Aug 18865 Feb 1999 (112)(Hawaii) US Army. Born in the Philippines, also a World War II veteran. Military service verified, age not.[23]
Radda, Jesse W.29 Apr 189714 Feb 1999 (101)(Iowa) Served in France.[32]
Redifer, Gilbert E. (Ed)11 Jan 189615 Aug 1999 (103)(Wyoming) Enlisted May 1918. Served in France with a mounted artillery regiment.[32]
Reed, Laurence F.4 Jul 190027 Jul 1999 (99)(Ohio) US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Rice, James Martin18 Jan 189715 Feb 1999 (102)(Maryland) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy.[23]
Riddle, James E.2 Apr 189428 Jan 1999 (104)(Missouri) US Army.[23]
Ringhouse, Eugene18 Jan 189525 Jun 1999 (104)(Illinois) Served in France.
Robertson, John G.11 Oct 189913 May 1999 (99)(Florida) US Navy.[23]
Robinson, Samuel W.19 Jul 18953 Oct 1999 (104)(Tennessee) Served in France.[32]
Roop, Wiiliam W.26 Jul 190013 Aug 1999 (99)(Florida) US Army.[23]
Rose, Lloyd M.7 Dec 18982 Mar 1999 (100)(Ohio) Served in France.[32]
Rose, Walter17 Feb 189830 Jun 1999 (101)(New York)
Rothman, Albert14 Apr 189812 Feb 1999 (100)(California) Served in France.[32]
Rowe, Charles A.11 Jul 18967 Jan 1999 (102)(Arizona) Served in France.[32]
Russell, Elliott Swann16 Feb 189611 Mar 1999 (103)(North Carolina) Served in France.[32]
Salmon, Royal W.14 Nov 190025 Nov 1999 (99)(California) Enlisted underage in 1917. Served in France with Co B, 28th Infantry Regiment, US Army.[32]
Savage, Loran29 Apr 189615 Jan 1999 (102)(Wisconsin) Served in France.[32]
Sawyer, John Robert1 Aug 18968 Nov 1999 (103)(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[32]
Schafline, Peter19 Mar 189730 Sep 1999 (102)(Florida) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy.[23]
Scheaffer, Irvin L.22 Nov 189720 Sep 1999 (101)(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[32]
Schindler, Ralph August13 Apr 189929 Jun 1999 (100)(Ohio) Private, US Army.[23]
Schlehr, Alexander C.12 May 189723 Sep 1999 (102)(New York) Served in France.[32]
Schopp, Frederick2 Nov 189511 Oct 1999 (103)(Washington) US Army.[23]
Schussler, Orlan H.23 Jul 190022 Jun 1999 (98)(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[32]
Schwartz, Emery Joseph26 May 18971 Sep 1999 (102)Virginia) Private, US Army.[23]
Scruggs, Baxter S.15 Mar 18945 Aug 1999 (105)(California) US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Seng, Robert J.13 Apr 189727 May 1999 (102)(Minnesota) Wagoner, US Army.
Settles, Alonzo7 Apr 189616 Jan 1999 (102)(Michigan) Served in France.[32]
Shaffer, Clarence C.8 Nov 189429 May 1999 (104)(South Carolina) Served in France.[32]
Sheppard, Frank Allen11 Apr 19004 Feb 1999 (98)(Michigan) Private, US Army[23]
Sherman, Frank Edward3 Jan 19018 Oct 1999 (98)(Florida) Enlisted aged 14 and discharged twice by the Canadian army for being underage. Enlisted in the US army aged 17 and served in France transporting ammunition to the Front. Also a World War II veteran.[32]
Shimko, George30 Dec 189929 Jan 1999 (99)(Pennsylvania) Private, US Army.[23]
Shrader, Earl Clorec.1896May 1999 (102)(Kentucky) Served in France.[32]
Shultz, Charles Alvan26 Jan 190025 Aug 1999 (99)(Connecticut) Private, US Army.[23]
Sievers, Edwin R.16 Mar 190128 Apr 1999 (98)(Montana) Enlisted underage. Served as a corpsman, US Navy 5th Marine Regiment, 1918.
Sills, Riley W.29 Sep 18988 Jan 1999 (100)(Kentucky) US Army.[23]
Simmons, Joseph15 Oct 189915 Sep 1999 (99)(South Carolina) Served in France as a Master Sergeant in the 25th Infantry, Buffalo Soldiers, US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[32]
Sinkoski, Frank W.10 Jan 190016 May 1999 (99)(Massachusetts) Served in France.[32]
Sizemore, Charles E.14 Oct 189615 Sep 1999 (102)(Alabama) Served in France.[32]
Skaare, Elmer8 Apr 18959 Jul 1999 (104)(South Dakota) Served in France.[32]
Skelton, Hugh W.26 Oct 189827 Aug 1999 (100)(Kansas)
Smith, Jerry23 Apr 189723 Jul 1999 (102)(Virginia) Private, US Army.[23]
Smith, Paul Monroe1 Oct 189715 Jul 1999 (101)(California) US Army.[23]
Snodgress, Howard6 Dec 189711 Apr 1999 (101)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Snyder, Joseph J.1 Apr 189626 Mar 1999 (102)(Massachusetts) Private, US Army.[23]
Snyder, Lawrence Odell30 May 189815 Jul 1999 (101)(Oregon) Private, US Army. Enlisted October 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[23]
Soi, Lee Lin10 Jan 189920 Feb 1999 (100)(Michigan) Sergeant, US Army.[23]
Spangler, Irvin B.20 Nov 189512 Dec 1999 (104)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Spaulding, Jasper19 Dec 18963 Feb 1999 (102)(California) Painter 3rd Class, US Navy. Enlisted May 1916.[23]
Sperling, Dewey R.22 May 189922 Apr 1999 (99)(South Carolina) Private, US Army.[23]
Stanley, Francis Joseph4 Mar 18994 Aug 1999 (100)(California) US Navy. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Starkey, Carl W.2 Dec 189726 May 1999 (101)(Oklahoma) Private, US Army.[23]
Steelman, John R.23 Jun 190014 Jul 1999 (99)(Florida) Corporal, US Army. Enlisted October 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[23]
Stetz, Norris E.19 May 189824 Apr 1999 (100)(Pennsylvania) Private, US Army.[23]
Stevenson, Chester H.21 Aug 189315 Oct 1999 (106)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Stout, Galen Bruce20 May 189714 Jul 1999 (102)(Iowa) Private, US Army.[23]
Stratton, Albert F.23 Sep 18961 Dec 1999 (103)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Strong, John12 Jan 189815 Nov 1999 (101)(California) Served in France.[32]
Sullivan, Daniel W.11 Aug 189815 Mar 1999 (101)(Montana) Served in France.[32]
Summers, Roy H.7 Apr 190014 Jun 1999 (99)(California) Apprentice Seaman, US Navy. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Swisher, Ralph24 Jun 189315 Sep 1999 (106)(Ohio) Served in France.[32]
Szabo, James J.15 Nov 189614 Jan 1999 (102)(Connecticut) US Navy.[23]
Tate, Solon M.10 Jan 19009 Jan 1999 (98)(Louisiana) US Navy.[23]
Taylor, James L.11 Jun 189815 Feb 1999 (100)(Iowa) Private, US Army.[23]
Taylor, Joseph K.30 Aug 190025 Jan 1999 (98)(South Carolina) US Army.[23]
Taylor, William L.15 Dec 18945 Sep 1999 (104)(Missouri) Served in France.[32]
Teeple, Volney J.26 May 189724 Dec 1999 (102)(Michigan) Served in France.[32]
Thomas, Daniel Oscar20 Sep 189911 Dec 1999 (100)(Alabama) Served in France.[32]
Thomas, Jacob30 May 189928 Mar 1999 (99)(New Mexico) US Army. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Thompson, Horace Kent30 Jun 189818 Jun 1999 (100)(North Carolina) Served in France.[32]
Tibbitts, Joseph John3 Nov 18993 Mar 1999 (99)(New Mexico) US Army.[23]
Townsend Royal E.1 Dec 189310 May 1999 (105)(Minnesota) Chief Pharmacist’s Mate, US Navy. Enlisted April 1917.[23]
Trout, Thomas H.18 Sep 189818 Jul 1999 (100)(Texas) US Army.[23]
Trussell, Rhodes5 Jul 189820 May 1999 (100)(California) US Army.[23]
Tummond, Stanley H.2 Apr 189522 Jan 1999 (103)(California)
Underwood, France William13 Nov 189714 Jul 1899 (101)(Michigan) Served in France.[32]
Utley, Winston Coy25 Jun 18986 May 1999 (100)(North Carolina) US Army.[23]
Van Schoik, Clark Whitney2 Aug 189812 Apr 1999 (100)(Ohio) Private, US Army.[23]
Vandergon, Ed4 Jun 18996 Sep 1999 (100)(Minnesota) Also a World War II veteran.
Vanfrank, Leslie David28 Dec 189711 Feb 1999 (101)(Oklahoma) US Army Air Corps. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Vann, William Edward31 Oct 18978 Apr 1999 (101)(Texas) Corporal, US Army.[23]
Veeder, Glenn A.12 Nov 18989 Jun 1999 (100)(Iowa) US Army ROTC.
Vergara, Apolonio15 Oct 189815 Jul 1999 (100)(New Hampshire) US Navy.[23]
Via, Haden D.2 Aug 189613 May 1999 (102)(Virginia) Served in France.[32]
Viera, Henry Kosterc.1899Nov 1999 (100)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Voisin, Leon J.25 May 189415 Feb 1999 (104)(Connecticut) Served in France.[32]
Von Ronne, Richard21 Oct 189822 Apr 1999 (100)(Arizona) Corporal, US Army.[23]
Wade, Gilbert L.5 Dec 189923 Dec 1999 (100)(Michigan) Served in France.[32]
Wadsworth, Raymond W.20 Sep 190010 Jun 1999 (98)(Indiana) Private, US Army.[23]
Wagner, Fred E.25 Mar 189721 Apr 1999 (102)(Washington) US Army.[23]
Wagner, Junior22 Aug 190014 Nov 1999 (99)(Oregon) Private, US Army.[23]
Wakayama, Ernest K.17 Jun 189528 Nov 1999 (104)(California) Private, US Army.[23]
Walker, Mark Malcolm29 Feb 189214 Apr 1999 (107)(California) US Army.[23]
Walsh, Robert E.8 Jun 189523 Jun 1999 (104)(Minnesota) US Army[23]
Walsh, Thomas D.21 Nov 19003 Feb 1999 (98)(Arizona) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[32]
Warner, Bruce30 May 189918 Jan 1999 (99)(Iowa) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy.[23]
Watson, Louis18 Jul 189920 Aug 1999 (100)(Florida) US Navy.[23]
Watts, Roy H.17 Aug 189817 Dec 1999 (101)North Carolina) Served in France.[32]
Weinrich, William A.22 Jul 18951 Feb 1999 (103)(California) Served in France.[32]
Wells, Ollie6 Mar 18977 Dec 1999 (102)(Michigan) Served in France.[32]
Welsh, Joseph F.1 Aug 189622 Apr 1999 (102)(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[32]
Westermann, Edward30 Dec 18971 Sep 1999 (101)(New Hampshire) Private, US Army.[23]
Westover, James R.5 Nov 18999 Nov 1999 (100)(Washington) Private, US Army.[23]
White, Russell D.30 Jun 189916 Oct 1999 (100)(Louisiana)
Willard, Albert15 Aug 18973 Oct 1999 (102)(California) Served in France.[32]
Williams, Raleigh Harrison9 Nov 189728 May 1999 (101)(New Mexico) Band Sergeant, US Army.[23]
Wilson, Edward Larnel12 Dec 18979 Dec 1999 (101)(Texas) US Navy. Enlisted January 1918.[23]
Wilson, Harvey Alexander5 May 189621 May 1999 (103)(Virginia) Private, US Army.[23]
Wilson, Royal F.9 Feb 189721 May 1999 (102)(Kansas) US Navy.
Wolfert, Clarence P.2 Aug 189324 Mar 1999 (105)(Wisconsin) Private, US Army.[23]
Woodrow, Robert17 Sep 18963 May 1999 (102)(California) Served in France.[32]
Worms, William S.4 Feb 189620 Mar 1999 (103)(Pennsylvania) Served in France.[32]
Wright, Newton W.21 Apr 190012 Dec 1999 (99)(Texas) Private, US Marine Corps. Enlisted August 1918.[23]
Young, Herbert3 May 189622 Apr 1999 (102)(New York) Born in Jamaica and claimed to be 112 in the media; age (102) is based on the census records.
Young, Melvin J.20 Oct 18931 Oct 1999 (105)(Pennsylvania) US Army.[23]
Yunker, Glen W.14 Oct 18959 Jul 1999 (103)(Florida) Served in France.[32]
Zanovich, Anthony R.12 Jan 189831 Dec 1999 (101)(Kansas) Served in France.[32]
Zimmerman, Victor G.19 Sep 18987 Oct 1999 (101)(Ohio) Private, US Army.[23]

World War I-era veterans - 8 veterans

Listed here are those that joined the armed services after the Armistice date, but before the Treaty of Versailles was signed, or where there is debate on their join-date, or whose military service is sometimes viewed as outside the scope of "WWI", but are considered World War I-era veterans by the press or by their respective governments, or served in a related conflict.

Estonia (1 veteran)

Name Born Died Notes
Sõelsepp, Villem14 Nov 18941999 (104-105) Fought in the Estonian War of Independence Nov 1918 – Feb 1920. et:Villem Sõelsepp

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (3 veterans)

Name Rank/Regiment/Corps Born Died Notes
Edwards, Jack Stoker, Royal Navy30 Apr 1900Sep 1999 (99)Enlisted 1919.[24]ADM 188/976
Everett, Charles Frederick JamesStoker, Royal Navy29 Dec 1900Feb 1999 (98)Enlisted 1919.[24]ADM 188/1126
Jones, John Herbert (Jack)Stoker, Royal Navy19 Apr 1900Nov 1999 (99)Enlisted 1919.[24]ADM 188/1127

United States (4 veterans)

Name Born Died Notes
Bernstein, Herman J.10 Jun 189921 Jan 1999 (99)(New York) Seaman 2nd Class, US Navy. Enlisted February 1919.[23]
Derilo, Agapito10 Mar 18965 Jun 1999 (103)(Texas) US Army. Enlisted August 1919. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Dewalt, Henry J.5 Sep 190015 Nov 1999 (99)(Florida) US Army. Enlisted April 1919. Also a World War II veteran.[23]
Postler, John29 Dec 190013 Dec 1999 (98)(Washington) Private, US Army. Enlisted April 1919.[23]

Totals - 786 veterans

See also

References

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