VETERANS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR WHO DIED IN 2002
The following is a list of veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) who died in 2002.
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Remark: a further 116 men old enough to have served in WWI died in England & Wales in 2002. Their veteran status is not yet confirmed. Scottish and Irish records are not checked either.
1. http://hermes.zeit.de/pdf/archiv/archiv/2000/13/200013.kennen_2._folge_.xml.pdf
2. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Worlds_Oldest_People/messages?o=1
3. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Worlds_Oldest_People/message/8021
★ 152 known veterans of the First World War died in 2002.
★ Surviving veterans of World War I
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Veterans by country of service - 152 veterans
Australia (7 veterans)
| Name | Rank/Regiment/Corps | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell, Alec William | Private, 15th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force | 26 Feb 1899 | 16 May 2002 (103) | Last survivor of Gallipoli. Enlisted 1915 aged 16, served at ANZAC Cove loading supplies for six before falling ill. Evacuated and discharged when real age discovered. See entry. |
| Durston, Raymond George | Corporal, General Service Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force | c.1899 | 19 May 2002 (102) | Non combat. Enlisted 1918. Travelled to Europe, but his ship docked in London the day war ended.[1][2] |
| Jessop-Smith, Kenneth Paul | Australian Merchant Navy | 12 Jan 1902 | 14 Oct 2002 (100) | Born in Wales. Enlisted aged 15. Also a WWII veteran.[3] |
| Lockett, John Henry (Jack) | Sergeant, Australian Imperial Force | 22 Jan 1891 | 25 May 2002 (111) | Enlisted 1916. Fought on the Western Front. See entry. |
| Munday, John | Private, 7th General Service Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force | 1899 | 5 Dec 2002 (103) | Non combat. Enlisted July 1918 and completed basic training, but did not leave Australia.[4] |
| Sykes, Leslie Robert | Ordnance Officer, Royal Australian Navy | 3 Dec 1898 | 19 Jul 2002 (103) | Enlisted 1917. Served as a gunnery mechanic.[5] |
| Whitmore, Albert Ernest | Private, 9th Light Horse, Australian Imperial Force | 14 Aug 1899 | 26 Jul 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1917. Served in the Middle East. Also a WWII veteran.[6] |
Austria-Hungary (2 veterans)
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selmair-Selwart, Antonio Franz Theus | 9 Jun 1896 | 2 Nov 2002 (106) | Born in Germany, died USA. Served as a Lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian cavalry. Later a well-known actor. See entry. |
| Vietoris, Leopold | 4 Jun 1891 | 9 Apr 2002 (110) | Born and died in Austria. Later a distinguished mathematician.[7] See entry. |
Belgium (1 veteran)
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massaer, Elvire | 22 Apr 1900 | 2002 (101) | A nurse in the Belgian Army. |
Canada (3 veterans)
| Name | Rank/Regiment/Corps | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson, Robert Alfred Talbot | Private, 202nd Infantry (Edmonton Sportsmen’s) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 7 Jan 1899 | 1 Mar 2002 (103) | Fought at Vimy Ridge. Awards to Canadians, , , , Canada Gazette, Volume 152, No 51, 19 December 1998, [8][9] |
| Preet, Peter | Private, 2nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 1899 | Dec 2002 (103) | Enlisted aged 16 and served on the Western Front as a runner. Gassed but survived.[10] |
| Smethurst, Alfred Gladstone | Private, Canadian Expeditionary Force | 3 Feb 1900 | 21 Apr 2002 (102) | Enlisted underage and fought at Vimy Ridge.[11] |
France (38 veterans)
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allaigre, Joannès | 17 March 1899 | 9 Apr 2002 (103) | [12] |
| Alland, René | 1 Nov 1898 | 7 Jan 2002 (103) | |
| Baillif, Jacques | 26 Dec 1896 | 19 Jun 2002 (105) | Conscripted 1915. Served with the 1eme Regiment de Zouaves, 39e and 75e RI, and 103e RA. |
| Bazille, Etienne | 20 Dec 1899 | Jul 2002 (102) | Conscripted 1918. Also a WWII veteran. |
| Bidaine, Gaston | 2 May 1896 | 1 Feb 2002 (105) | Conscripted 1915. Fought on the Somme and at Verdun. |
| Boméa, Albert | 1 Sep 1900 | 16 Jul 2002 (101) | Served in the Navy 1918. Died in the USA. |
| Bonvalot, André | 13 Apr 1897 | Sep 2002 (105) | |
| Boué, Alexandre | 16 Jun 1898 | Mar 2002 (103) | |
| Bourgoin, Raymond | 6 Jul 1899 | May 2002 (102) | |
| Bourzat, Léon | 28 Dec 1896 | 27 Oct 2002 (105) | |
| Bouscarat, Jean | 12 May 1897 | 17 Aug 2002 (105) | |
| Brinster, Marcel | 22 Dec 1899 | 16 May 2002 (102) | |
| Collay, Joseph Marius | 1 Dec 1899 | 26 Jun 2002 (102) | |
| Conrié, Henri Marie | 6 Apr 1899 | 8 March 2002 (102) | |
| Contié, Jean | 8 March 1897 | 31 Oct 2002 (105) | |
| Coquin, Victor | 20 Jun 1896 | 14 Oct 2002 (106) | |
| Dayon, Théophile Julien | 5 Jul 1894 | 9 Jan 2002 (107) | |
| D'Harboulle, Hilaire François | 26 Jan 1893 | 22 March 2002 (109) | Enlisted 1913. Wounded in 1914 on his first day at the Front. Later fought at Verdun and in Salonika. |
| Dumonteil, Noël Jean Charles | 8 Dec 1899 | 29 Dec 2002 (103) | |
| Filipeau, Léandre | 8 Oct 1898 | 11 Jan 2002 (103) | |
| Gautier, Eugène | 19 Oct 1898 | 4 Dec 2002 (104) | Conscripted 1917. Gassed at Vosges, later taken prisoner. |
| Gayrard, Albert | 8 Feb 1898 | 9 Feb 2002 (104) | |
| Gravelle, René | 31 Jan 1898 | 12 May 2002 (104) | |
| Guerin, Lucien | 14 Apr 1899 | 7 Apr 2002 (102) | |
| Guertault, Louis | 6 May 1895 | 21 Jan 2002 (106) | Fought on the Somme and at Picardie and Verdun with 129e RI du Havre. Ended the war as an air mechanic with 2e Groupe d’Aviation. |
| Igier, Charles Basile | 25 Sep 1895 | 15 Feb 2002 (106) | Enlisted 1914. Fought with the 25eme Battalion de Chasseurs on the Somme and Marne. Twice wounded. |
| Latié, Jean | 2 Sep 1894 | 13 Sept 2002 (108) | |
| Le Meur, Louis | 16 Sep 1899 | May 2002 (102) | Later a well-known comedian. Died in Switzerland. |
| Lindor, Valentin | 17 Feb 1898 | 2002 (104) | |
| Mabillot, Clotaire | 16 March 1897 | 8 Mar 2002 (104) | Conscripted 1916. |
| Moritz, Leon | 20 Dec 1899 | 20 June 2002 (102) | |
| Ohnet, Jacques | 11 Jan 1899 | 1 Apr 2002 (103) | Conscripted 1918. Served on the Western Front with the 138e and 107e RAL. |
| Pelika, Joseph | 23 Dec 1897 | 2 Oct 2002 (104) | |
| Pinier, Eugene | 17 Dec 1897 | 2 Oct 2002 (104) | |
| Platret, Louis Alexandre | 31 Dec 1895 | 8 Jan 2002 (106) | |
| Rimbert, Raphaël Evariste | 26 Oct 1898 | Mar 2002 (103) | |
| Sauvet, Fernand | 2 Jul 1899 | Jan 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1917. Fought on the Somme with the 15e RA de Douai. |
| Vandaele, Maurice | 21 Dec 1898 | 2002 (103) |
Germany (7 veterans)
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkenberg, Frank | 8 Sep 1893 | 22 Dec 2002 (109) | Died in the USA. |
| Bleicher, Hugo | 9 Aug 1899 | July 2002 (102) | See entry. |
| Bredtschneider, Georg | 23 Mar 1892 | 7 Mar 2002 (109) | Oldest Living German man at his death [1] |
| Klein, Reinhard | 12 Feb 1897 | 15 May 2002 (105) | [2] |
| Moritz, Léon | 20 Dec 1899 | 20 Jun 2002 (102) | Born in Alsace-Lorraine. Conscripted into the German army 1917. Wounded at Cambrai. Died France. |
| Schinkel, Willy | 23 Aug 1896 | 4 Jun 2002 (105) | Marine, fought in the 1916 Battle of Jutland/Skagerrak. |
| Wissner, Heinrich | 3 Dec 1895 | 25 Oct 2002 (106) | Served from May 1916 in France, Russia and Ukraine.[3] |
Italy (1 veteran)
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todde, Antonio | 22 Jan 1889 | 3 Jan 2002 112 | The oldest man in the world at his death. Wounded at Mont Grappa, Northern Italy, on the Austrian Front. See entry. |
Jamaica (1 veteran)
| Name | Rank/Regiment/Corps | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Eugent | Private, British West Indies Regiment | 1894 | 2002 (108) | Last Jamaican veteran. War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War, , , , The National Archive, WO372/4[13] |
Poland (3 veterans)
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabryel, Michał | September 8 1895 | February 5 2002 (106) | [14] [15] |
| Kowalkowski, Feliks | August 16 1895 | November 27 2002 (107) | [16] |
| Pióro, Franciszek | January 8 1897 | September 11 2002 (105) | Served in the navy: [17] |
Portugal (1 veteran)
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptista, José Maria Hermano | 1 May 1895 | 14 Dec 2002 (107) | Served on the Western Front 1917-1919. José Maria Hermano Baptista: um herói na Grande Guerra, 1917-1919, , José Custódio Madaleno, Geraldo, História Militar, Estudos e Documentos, , |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (59 veterans)
| Name | Rank/Regiment/Corps | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre, Albert Eduoard | Private, 1st Royal Guernsey Light Infantry & Royal Garrison Artillery | 6 Oct 1901 | 14 Jan 2002 (100) | Last surviving Chelsea Pensioner to have served in WWI. Enlisted at 16. Fought at Passchendaele. [18][19] |
| Andrews, James William | Army | 25 May 1899 | Apr 2002 (102) | War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War, , , , The National Archive, WO372/1[20][21] |
| Baird, John | Private, Manchester Regiment & Royal Army Medical Corps | 26 Jul 1896 | Jan 2002 (105) | Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Army Medical Corps.WO372/1[22][23] |
| Beedon, John Edward | Driver, Royal Field Artillery | 22 Jan 1897 | Jul 2002 (105) | Served on the Western Front.WO372/2[24][25] |
| Bell, George | Private, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) | 16 Nov 1898 | 30 Dec 2002 (104) | Saved when shrapnel from an exploding shell hit the bible he kept in his breast pocket. Died in the USA.[26][27] |
| Blower, Walter Arthur | Royal Sussex Regiment | 17 Apr 1900 | Jun 2002 (102) | [28] |
| Boulden, Archibald Carey | Private, Army | 14 Feb 1897 | Oct 2002 (105) | WO372/2[29] |
| Bowie, Andrew | Private, 1st Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders | 3 Oct 1897 | 26 Aug 2002 (104) | Last known Great War veteran of the Cameron Highlanders. Enlisted aged 18. Fought at Passchendaele, gassed but survived. Died in Australia. Veterans: The last survivors of the Great War, , Richard, Van Emden, Leo Cooper, , |
| Briggs, John Mortimer | Acting Captain, 1/2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers | 16 Mar 1898 | Jun 2002 (104) | Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. A student at Nottingham University. Enlisted 1916.WO372/3[30][31] |
| Brown, Edward | Private, King’s (Liverpool Regiment) | 12 Jul 1896 | Apr 2002 (105) | Last known Great War veteran of the Liverpool Regiment.[32] |
| Brown, Leopold Wilfred T F | Private, Somerset Light Infantry | 23 Sep 1898 | Nov 2002 (103) | Last known Great War veteran of the Somerset Light Infantry.WO372/3[33] |
| Bugg, Wilfred Marcus P | Private, East Lancashire Regiment & Lancashire Fusiliers | 7 Aug 1898 | Jun 2002 (103) | Last known Great War veteran of the East Lancashire Regiment.WO372/3[34] |
| Bunday, Frederick Henry | Boy Telegraphist, Royal Navy | 28 Nov 1900 | 28 Dec 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1915. Served on HMS Hannibal and HMS Grafton. Also a WWII veteran. Admiralty: Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services 1908 - 1923, , , , The National Archive, ADM 188/753[35][36] |
| Chater, Henry Wilby | Private, Northamptonshire Regiment | 27 Jan 1896 | Jun 2002 (106) | Last known combat veteran of the Northamptonshire Regiment.[37] |
| Colledge, Roland Thomas (Roly) | Merchant Navy | 23 Dec 1900 | Mar 2002 (101) | [38][39] |
| Cotgrove, William George (Bill) | Driver, Royal Field Artillery | 26 Oct 1896 | 11 Feb 2002 (105) | Ammunition wagon driver. Served at Ypres. Awarded the Military Medal for bravery.WO372/23[40][41] |
| Cowan, Norman | Private, Northumberland Fusiliers | 5 Oct 1898 | Feb 2002 (103) | Captured by the Germans and ended the hostilities as a POW.[42][43] |
| Crossland, Gilbert | Private, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 30 Jan 1897 | Nov 2002 (105) | Fought on the Somme and at Arras.WO372/5[44] |
| Davis, Herbert Wyndham C (Bert) | Driver, Royal Defence Corps | 24 Dec 1896 | Aug 2002 (105) | Non combat. Failed medical for active service 4 times but conscripted as an army lorry driver on Salisbury Plain.[45][46] |
| Deane, Frank Sydney | Private, Welsh Regiment & Durham Light Infantry | 18 Feb 1899 | Oct 2002 (103) | Last known Great War combat veteran of the Durham Light Infantry.[47][48] |
| Dixon, Gerald | 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps | 6 Sep 1899 | Apr 2002 (102) | Last known British pilot of the Great War.[49][50] |
| Ellis, Benjamin Frank | Private, Army | 15 Feb 1896 | Feb 2002 (105) | WO372/6[51] |
| Fielding, Albert | Private, Royal Flying Corps | 23 Jan 1900 | Mar 2002 (102) | Served as an aircraft engine fitter in Egypt.[52][53] |
| Fraser, James Forest (Jim) | Private, 52nd (Lowland) Division | 1 Dec 1898 | 7 Dec 2002 (104) | Last known Great War veteran of the Lowland Division. Born Scotland, died Canada. Served as a machine gunner on the Western Front.[54] |
| Godin, Frederick George | Royal Naval Air Service | 22 May 1900 | Sep 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1918.ADM 188/646[55] |
| Hazlehurst, William (Bill) | Private, Royal Flying Corps | 10 Sep 1899 | Jun 2002 (102) | Enlisted aged 17.[56][57] |
| Heywood, Reuben | Private, 10th (1st Gwent) South Wales Borderers | 2 Oct 1899 | 6 Nov 2002 (103) | Wounded at Bapaume 1918.[58][59] |
| Hilliard, Henry | Royal Naval Air Service | 19 Jan 1900 | Jan 2002 (101) | Enlisted 1917.ADM 188/635[60] |
| Hoar, Cyril Warden | Private, Devonshire Regiment & Cheshire Regiment | 27 Sep 1898 | Feb 2002 (103) | WO372/9[61] |
| Hodges, Frederick James | Corporal, 10th Lancashire Fusiliers | 18 Jul 1899 | Feb 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1917. Battalion Gas NCO.[62] |
| Holman, Charles Victor | Private, 5th Norfolk Regiment & 1st Essex Regiment | 26 Feb 1898 | Jan 2002 (103) | Last known Great War veteran of the Norfolk Regiment. Enlisted 1915. Served as company runner. Awarded Military Medal for bravery at Cambrai.[63][64] |
| Holyoake, Frederick George | Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy | 27 Aug 1900 | Aug 2002 (101) | [65] |
| Humphrey, Ronald Rex | Private, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) | 23 Dec 1899 | Feb 2002 (102) | [66] |
| Hunt, Clifford Andrew | Private, Army Service Corps | 16 Feb 1899 | Jul 2002 (103) | WO372/10[67] |
| Hutchinson, Alfred Ambrose | Royal Marines Light Infantry | 9 Mar 1897 | Jun 2002 (105) | [68] |
| Johnson, Percy Victor | Private, 21st (County of London) London Regiment (1st Surrey Rifles) | 1 Mar 1899 | May 2002 (103) | Enlisted underage at 16.[69][70] |
| Jones, Arthur Edward | Private, 2nd Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) | 4 Dec 1898 | Feb 2002 (103) | Conscripted 1917. Served as company runner. Wounded at Amiens.[71][72] |
| Kilsby, Robert Alfred | Private, London Regiment | 2 Nov 1899 | Aug 2002 (102) | WO372/11[73] |
| Labbett, George Samuel | Royal Naval Air Service | 2 Dec 1899 | Feb 2002 (102) | Enlisted 1917.ADM 188/635[74] |
| Lippiatt, Marquis Graham | Royal Air Force | 19 Jan 1901 | Jun 2002 (101) | [75] |
| Lorriman, Percy Lazenby | Private, Machine Gun Corps | 6 Dec 1898 | 13 Dec 2002 (104) | Served on the Somme.[76][77] |
| Miller, Bernard Joseph | Army | 4 May 1898 | Jan 2002 (103) | WO372/14[78] |
| Moore, Frederick William T | Corporal, Royal Engineers | 21 Nov 1892 | 14 Apr 2002 (109) | Britain’s oldest man at his death.WO372/14[79][80] |
| Parkes, William | Sergeant, South Wales Borderers | 18 Jan 1896 | 7 Oct 2002 (106) | Born in the UK, died in the USA.WO372/15[81][82] |
| Parsons, Frank Henry | Sergeant, Royal Engineers | 15 Jun 1896 | Feb 2002 (105) | Enlisted 1914. Wounded early in the war, served the remainder as a drill sergeant at Chattenden, Kent.[83] |
| Powdrill, Frank | Private, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) | 4 Apr 1898 | Feb 2002 (103) | WO372/16[84] |
| Randall, Reginald James | Private, 5th (City of London) London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) & Army Signal Co, Royal Engineers | 23 Aug 1899 | Jan 2002 (102) | [85] |
| Ransford, Ernest Merrill | 2nd Lieutenant, Worcestershire Regiment & Suffolk Regiment | 16 May 1897 | 30 Jul 2002 (105) | Last known Great War veteran of the Worcestershire and Suffolk Regiments.WO372/16[86] |
| Rawling, Douglas Oldfield | Army | 20 Jan 1900 | Mar 2002 (102) | Non combat.[87][88] |
| Roberts, Douglas Henry | Private, Sussex Yeomanry | 14 Jan 1900 | Dec 2002 (102) | Wounded on the Somme 1918.[89][90] |
| Rosenthal, Simeon | Private, Machine Gun Corps | 3 Jun 1900 | Feb 2002 (101) | Enlisted underage. Last known (British) Jewish veteran.[91][92] |
| Ruttledge, Robert Francis (Robin) | Lieutenant, 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse | 11 Sep 1899 | 12 Jan 2002 (102) | Last known veteran born in the (now) Republic of Ireland and the last known Great War veteran of the Indian Army. Enlisted 1918 and awarded WWI campaign medals; later won the Military Cross. Also served in WWII. |
| Shanks, John | Royal Flying Corps | 27 Jun 1900 | Jan 2002 (101) | [93][94] |
| Shaw, Thomas | Private, 16th (2nd County Down) Royal Irish Rifles | Jun 1899 | 2 Mar 2002 (102) | Last (now) Northern Irish veteran. Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Irish Rifles. Fought at Messines, Ypres and Passchendaele. [95] |
| Smithers, Herman Julian | Royal Engineers | 24 Mar 1898 | Jan 2002 (103) | [96] |
| Sowray, David Leonard | Private, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) & Labour Corps | 23 Dec 1898 | Jun 2002 (103) | Last known Great War veteran of the Labour Corps.WO372/18[97] |
| West, Frank Thomas | Lieutenant, Cheshire Regiment | 29 Apr 1899 | Apr 2002 (102) | Last known Great War veteran of the Cheshire regiment.WO372/21[98] |
| Wilkinson, Michael James | Acting Sergeant, Border Regiment | 13 Aug 1896 | Dec 2002 (106) | WO372/21[99] |
| Williams, Hubert | Private, 6th (Glamorgan) Welsh Regiment, Gloucestershire Regiment & Royal Flying Corps | 9 Nov 1895 | 1 Sep 2002 (106) | Last known Great War veteran of the Gloucestershire Regiment. Enlisted 1915. Served on the Western Front and in Salonika.[100][101] |
| Wolfe, Harry William John | Artificer, Royal Navy | 4 Jul 1899 | Sep 2002 (103) | Enlisted 1915.ADM 188/1047[102] |
Remark: a further 116 men old enough to have served in WWI died in England & Wales in 2002. Their veteran status is not yet confirmed. Scottish and Irish records are not checked either.
United States (29 veterans)
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agresta, Joseph A. | 24 Feb 1900 | 11 May 2002 (102) | (Florida) Served in France.[103][104] |
| Blakney, Clarence Perry | 21 Feb 1896 | 17 Apr 2002 (106) | (Kentucky) Served in France as an acting Mess Sergeant at a base hospital.[105] |
| Coffman, Elwyn M. | 7 Dec 1897 | 24 Oct 2002 (104) | (Kentucky) Served in France with the Quartermaster Corps.[106] |
| Collison, Norman R. | 3 Sep 1898 | 27 Mar 2002 (103) | (Nebraska) Served in France.[107] |
| Coutz, John | 8 May 1899 | 17 Feb 2002 (102) | (Ohio) Served in France.[108] |
| Curry, Elijah | 6 Mar 1899 | 8 Apr 2002 (103) | (New York) Served in France.[109] |
| Edwards, Harvel C. | 1 Jul 1897 | 10 Nov 2002 (105) | (Tennessee) Served in France transporting ammunition to the Front. Last known veteran from Tennessee to have served overseas.[110] |
| Fisher, Homer Arthur | c.1899 | Dec 2002 (103) | (California) Served in France. |
| Fletcher, Claude L. | 3 Oct 1897 | 3 Jul 2002 (104) | (Idaho) Last known veteran from Idaho to have served overseas.[111] |
| Gaupp, Charley | 10 Apr 1897 | 17 Oct 2002 (105) | (Washington) Served in France.[112] |
| Gulbronson, Henry R. | 14 Sep 1892 | 4 Apr 2002 (109) | (Wisconsin) Served in France in an artillery unit alongside his two brothers.[113][114] |
| Herrmann, Leo B. | 9 Jan 1898 | 22 Nov 2002 (104) | (Kansas)[115] |
| Johns, Emmett E. | 18 May 1896 | 27 Jun 2002 (106) | (Iowa) Last known veteran from Iowa to have served overseas.[116] |
| Kabakow, Joseph | 30 Dec 1894 | 14 Jan 2002 (107) | (New Jersey) Born in Russia, emigrated to the USA in 1913. Served in France.[117][118] |
| Kelliher, Daniel W. | 6 Aug 1898 | 13 Oct 2002 (104) | Fought on the Western Front with 101st Infantry, 26th Yankee Division.[119] |
| Kuekan, Walling | 19 March 1895 | 13 Jan 2002 (106) | |
| Martin, William | 19 Apr 1895 | 9 May 2002 (107) | (Texas) Served in France.[120] |
| Martinsen, Bernard | 4 Oct 1896 | 31 Jan 2002 (105) | (California) Served in France.[121] |
| Olson, Otto | 20 Nov 1895 | 9 Mar 2002 (106) | (Texas) Served in France.[122] |
| Perry, Joseph C. | 24 Feb 1896 | 13 May 2002 (106) | (Ohio) Served in France.[123] |
| Purdy Sr., Harry E. | 23 Nov 1893 | 19 Jul 2002 (108) | (Wisconsin) Served on the Western Front.[124] |
| Rogers, Charles W. | 5 May 1900 | 21 Jan 2002 (101) | (Georgia) Served in France.[125] |
| Shafer, Alonzo | 8 Oct 1899 | 21 Jul 2002 (102) | (Missouri) Served in France.[126] |
| Sickerson, John F. | 13 Feb 1902 | 2 Dec 2002 (100) | (New York) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[127] |
| Smith, Clyde B. | 7 Jan 1899 | 19 Oct 2002 (103) | (Michigan) Last known veteran from Michigan to have served overseas.[128] |
| Streeter, Gustav A. | 29 Sep 1895 | 12 Jan 2002 (106) | (Indiana) Wounded on the Western Front.[129][130] |
| Talbott, Francis J. (Frank) | 16 Jun 1896 | 24 Sep 2002 (106) | (Maryland) Served in France.[131] |
| Thomas, Albert J. | 19 May 1896 | 20 Feb 2002 (105) | (Ohio) Served in France.[132] |
| Tobin, Robert | 7 Jun 1897 | 30 Jan 2002 (104) | (Texas) Served in France.[133] |
References
1. http://hermes.zeit.de/pdf/archiv/archiv/2000/13/200013.kennen_2._folge_.xml.pdf
2. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Worlds_Oldest_People/messages?o=1
3. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Worlds_Oldest_People/message/8021
Total
★ 152 known veterans of the First World War died in 2002.
See also
★ Surviving veterans of World War I
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