List of last surviving World War I veterans (English Wikipedia)

"Oldest Canadian World War I veteran dies". WKOW. 18 February 2010. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
Agence France-Presse (27 July 2009). "Claude Choules says WWI was 'boring'". The Australian. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2009. Mr Choules was informed by his 80-year-old daughter Anne Pow over the weekend that the death of 111-year-old Harry Patch, Britain's last soldier who fought in the Great War's infamous trenches, had made him the country's sole survivor.
Shafer, Sheldon S. & Burba, Paula (28 April 2009). "Robley Rex, WWI-era vet, dies at age 107". The Courier Journal. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2009.

bbc.co.uk

news.bbc.co.uk

"Germany's 'last' WWI veteran dies". BBC. January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
"Last WWI veteran to be honoured". BBC News. 27 June 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
"Australia's oldest man, 110, dies". BBC News. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
"Oldest WWI veteran dies aged 113". BBC News. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
"WWI veteran celebrates 108 years". BBC Online News. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2007.
"Veteran, 109, revisits WWI trench". BBC Online News. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
"WWI veteran Patch dies aged 111". 25 July 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
BBC News (29 January 2009). "Funeral of World War I veteran". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2009.

bbc.co.uk

"Last WWI combat veteran Claude Choules dies aged 110". BBC News. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.

bbc.com

"'Last' WWI service veteran dies". BBC News. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

blackhistorymonth.org.uk

"First World War Service and Sacrifice; Gershom Browne, (1898-2000)". BlackHistoryMonth.org. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

boston.com

Geranios, Nicholas K (20 February 2010). "John Babcock, 108; Canada's last known veteran of WWI". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 1 April 2010.

bournemouthecho.co.uk

"East Dorset man celebrates 106th birthday". Daily Echo. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
"Obituary of Harry Futcher". Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

cbc.ca

"Last of Newfoundland's WW1 vets passes away". CBC. 19 April 1999. Archived from the original on 31 January 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
"First World War veterans don't want state funeral". CBC News. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
"Canada's last WW I veteran dies". CBC News. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.

cbsnews.com

"Oldest Living Heroes Remembered". CBS News. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2007.

cnn.com

Courson, Paul (28 February 2011). "Last living U.S. World War I veteran dies". CNN. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.

courier-journal.com

Shafer, Sheldon S. & Burba, Paula (28 April 2009). "Robley Rex, WWI-era vet, dies at age 107". The Courier Journal. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2009.

crimetime.co.uk

Ashley, Mike (11 November 2010). "Collecting Crime: London Mystery Magazine – Part Two". Crime Time. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.

dailyecho.co.uk

archive.dailyecho.co.uk

"Army remembers old soldier Doug". Southern Daily Echo. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2008.

defence.gov.au

Booth, Gary (13 May 2002). "500 km by bike to demolish Albany". Navy News. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.

dhnet.be

De Vuyst, Pierre (10 September 2001). "Le dernier poilu s'est éteint". La Dernière Heure. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
"Adieu au dernier poilu belge". La Dernière Heure. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

doi.org

Gondo, Yasuyuki; Hirose, Nobuyoshi; Yasumoto, Saori; Arai, Yasumichi; Saito, Yasuhiko (1 December 2017). "Age verification of the longest lived man in the world". Experimental Gerontology. 99: 7–17. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2017.08.030. PMID 28847724.

edp24.co.uk

"Norfolk first world war veteran dies aged 110". Eastern Daily Press. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2012.

enquirer.com

Stapleton, Ellen R. (9 November 2003). "Ky.'s oldest veteran, 102, still devoted to service". The Enquirer. Retrieved 22 January 2007.

eveningtelegraph.co.uk

"Evening Telegraph: News". Archived from the original on 25 November 2005.

familysearch.org

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"Autriche" (in French). Ders Des Ders. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
"france" (in French). Ders Des Ders. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
"ROUMANIE" (in French). Ders Des Ders. Retrieved 21 November 2010.

ghostarchive.org

"Last surviving veteran of First World War dies aged 110". The Telegraph. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2012.

glauco.it

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go.com

abcnews.go.com

Reynolds, Dean & Stuart, Elizabeth (2 December 2006). "Last WWI Veterans Get Their Due". ABC News. Retrieved 22 January 2007.

govtrack.us

Senator McConnell, Mitch (12 May 2008). "Honouring Robley Rex". Govtrack. Retrieved 21 January 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

guardian.co.uk

observer.guardian.co.uk

Smith, David (29 October 2006). "Great War foes embrace as friends". The Observer. Retrieved 22 January 2007.

hmshood.com

Stone, Bill (11 January 2009). "Naval and Other Memories of William Frederick Stone". H.M.S. Hood Association. Retrieved 11 January 2009.

hs.fi

www2.hs.fi

Seppälä, Anu (24 December 1999). "Arska, entering his third century and NOT "growing old gracefully"". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
Kauppinen, Perttu (6 August 2002). "At age 105, Aarne Arvonen still knows how to enjoy life". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 30 May 2007.

hs.fi

HS, STT (16 January 2009). "Suomen viimeinen 1800-luvulla syntynyt kuoli". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 19 January 2009.

irishtimes.com

"Veteran of Great War dies at 102". The Irish Times.

jta.org

"Oldest known Ukrainian Jew dies at 111". JTA. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

jv.dk

"jv.dk – Lokale nyheder – Haderslev – Sidste veteran var hædersgæst". 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

kurir-info.rs

arhiva.kurir-info.rs

Racić, M. (27 June 2004). "Odlazak Polazak Poslednjeg Srpskog Solunca" (in Serbian). Kurir. Retrieved 21 November 2010.

marchwoodparishcouncil.org.uk

"105th birthday – Mr Douglas Terrey". Marchwood Parish Council. 28 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2008.

mesdiscussions.net

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"Felix Rostaing – Un poilu d'Orient décédé le 31/12/2009" (in French). Pages 14-18 Forum. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

mettivia.it

"Alpino Sante Dal Santo – il vecio dei veci" (in Italian). Mett Ivia. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2009.

mirror.co.uk

Mccaffrey, Julie (30 October 2006). "Old Enemies... New Friends". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 January 2007.

news.com.au

theaustralian.news.com.au

"Delfino Borroni: Italy's last surviving veteran of the First World War". The Times. 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
Agence France-Presse (27 July 2009). "Claude Choules says WWI was 'boring'". The Australian. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2009. Mr Choules was informed by his 80-year-old daughter Anne Pow over the weekend that the death of 111-year-old Harry Patch, Britain's last soldier who fought in the Great War's infamous trenches, had made him the country's sole survivor.

news.com.au

Turnbull, Jeff (11 March 2008). "Oldest Digger celebrates turning 109". news.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2008.

nih.gov

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Gondo, Yasuyuki; Hirose, Nobuyoshi; Yasumoto, Saori; Arai, Yasumichi; Saito, Yasuhiko (1 December 2017). "Age verification of the longest lived man in the world". Experimental Gerontology. 99: 7–17. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2017.08.030. PMID 28847724.

novosti.dn.ua

Последний в мире ветеран Первой мировой живет в Донецке (фото) (in Russian). Интернет-газета Донбасса. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.

nytimes.com

Goldstein, Richard (24 February 2010). "..John Babcock, Last Canadian World War I Veteran, Dies at 109". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
"Franz Künstler, Veteran of 2 Wars, Dies at 107". The New York Times. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2010.

omantribune.com

"Poland's WWI veteran Stanislaw passes away". Oman Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

radio.cz

Velinger, Jan (14 August 2003). "Oldest Czech legionnaire was never able to clear tarnished reputation". Radio Praha. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

rivkah.com.br

Lacerda Ramalho, Henrique. "Waldemar Levy Cardoso" (in Portuguese). Rivkah. Retrieved 16 January 2009.

rsa.org.nz

"The last Great War veterans". RNZRSA. February 2003. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

sgvtribune.com

Juliette Funes (11 April 2013). "Montebello hosts exhibit commemorating 98th anniversary of Armenian Genocide". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

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sunyama.soreccha.jp

"佐々木安一さん106歳" [Yasuichi Sasaki 106 years old] (in Japanese). Sunday Yamaguchi. 15 September 2004. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

spc.rs

Петнаестогодишњица упокојења Митрополита црногорско-приморског Г. Данила (1895–1993) (in Serbian). Serbian Orthodox Church. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

taipeitimes.com

"Last WW1 veteran dies". Taipei Times. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

telegraph.co.uk

"Last surviving veteran of First World War dies aged 110". The Telegraph. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
Bingham, John (20 November 2008). "'New' First World War veteran comes to light through internet". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2008.

terra.com.br

Cohen, Vivianne. "Testemunhas do Seculo" (in Portuguese). Terra. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2009.

theage.com.au

Carman, Gerry (6 May 2011). "Last man who served in two world wars dies, 110". The Age. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
"Australia's oldest man and Digger Jack Ross dies aged 110". The Age. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
"Last Aussie digger to fight in WWI dies". The Age. 18 October 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
"Australia's oldest man Jack Ross dies aged 110". theage.com.au. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.

theguardian.com

"Last Caribbean veteran of first world war dies at 105". The Guardian. 3 March 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

thewhig.com

Elliot, Ian (19 February 2010). "Last World War I vet Babcock dies at 109". The Kingston Whig Standard. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.

timesonline.co.uk

"Yakup Satar". The Times. 3 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2010.

valkeakoskensanomat.fi

Koikkalainen, Olli (5 March 2009). "The last freedom fighter buried with pine sword". Valkeakoski Sanomat. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.

web.archive.org

"jv.dk – Lokale nyheder – Haderslev – Sidste veteran var hædersgæst". 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
"Delfino Borroni: Italy's last surviving veteran of the First World War". The Times. 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
"佐々木安一さん106歳" [Yasuichi Sasaki 106 years old] (in Japanese). Sunday Yamaguchi. 15 September 2004. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
Петнаестогодишњица упокојења Митрополита црногорско-приморског Г. Данила (1895–1993) (in Serbian). Serbian Orthodox Church. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
"The last Great War veterans". RNZRSA. February 2003. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
"Last of Newfoundland's WW1 vets passes away". CBC. 19 April 1999. Archived from the original on 31 January 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
"Yakup Satar". The Times. 3 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
"Poland's WWI veteran Stanislaw passes away". Oman Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
Последний в мире ветеран Первой мировой живет в Донецке (фото) (in Russian). Интернет-газета Донбасса. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
Printing World (17 April 2000). "Longest serving Stationer dies at the wonderful age of 102". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
Ashley, Mike (11 November 2010). "Collecting Crime: London Mystery Magazine – Part Two". Crime Time. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
"Evening Telegraph: News". Archived from the original on 25 November 2005.
Courson, Paul (28 February 2011). "Last living U.S. World War I veteran dies". CNN. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
Elliot, Ian (19 February 2010). "Last World War I vet Babcock dies at 109". The Kingston Whig Standard. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
"Veteran, 107, is last man to serve in both world wars". Worcester News. 8 November 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
Booth, Gary (13 May 2002). "500 km by bike to demolish Albany". Navy News. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
"Norfolk first world war veteran dies aged 110". Eastern Daily Press. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
"Alpino Sante Dal Santo – il vecio dei veci" (in Italian). Mett Ivia. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
Arbori, Giuseppe. "Sante dal Santo – Classe 1902" (in Italian). Ana Vicenza. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
"Obituary of Harry Futcher". Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
"105th birthday – Mr Douglas Terrey". Marchwood Parish Council. 28 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
Cohen, Vivianne. "Testemunhas do Seculo" (in Portuguese). Terra. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
Koikkalainen, Olli (5 March 2009). "The last freedom fighter buried with pine sword". Valkeakoski Sanomat. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.

wkowtv.com

"Oldest Canadian World War I veteran dies". WKOW. 18 February 2010. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2010.

worcesternews.co.uk

"Veteran, 107, is last man to serve in both world wars". Worcester News. 8 November 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.