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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Contents
Veterans by country of service - 152 veterans
Australia (7 veterans)
Austria-Hungary (2 veterans)
Belgium (1 veteran)
Canada (3 veterans)
France (38 veterans)
Germany (7 veterans)
Italy (1 veteran)
Jamaica (1 veteran)
Poland (3 veterans)
Portugal (1 veteran)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (59 veterans)
United States (29 veterans)
References
Total
See also

Veterans by country of service - 152 veterans


Australia (7 veterans)

NameRank/Regiment/CorpsBornDiedNotes
Campbell, Alec WilliamPrivate, 15th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force26 Feb 189916 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 GeorgeCorporal, General Service Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Forcec.189919 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 PaulAustralian Merchant Navy12 Jan 190214 Oct 2002 (100)Born in Wales. Enlisted aged 15. Also a WWII veteran.[3]
Lockett, John Henry (Jack)Sergeant, Australian Imperial Force22 Jan 189125 May 2002 (111)Enlisted 1916. Fought on the Western Front. See entry.
Munday, JohnPrivate, 7th General Service Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force18995 Dec 2002 (103)Non combat. Enlisted July 1918 and completed basic training, but did not leave Australia.[4]
Sykes, Leslie RobertOrdnance Officer, Royal Australian Navy3 Dec 189819 Jul 2002 (103)Enlisted 1917. Served as a gunnery mechanic.[5]
Whitmore, Albert ErnestPrivate, 9th Light Horse, Australian Imperial Force14 Aug 1899 26 Jul 2002 (102)Enlisted 1917. Served in the Middle East. Also a WWII veteran.[6]

Austria-Hungary (2 veterans)

NameBornDiedNotes
Selmair-Selwart, Antonio Franz Theus9 Jun 18962 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, Leopold4 Jun 18919 Apr 2002 (110)Born and died in Austria. Later a distinguished mathematician.[7] See entry.

Belgium (1 veteran)

NameBornDiedNotes
Massaer, Elvire22 Apr 19002002 (101)A nurse in the Belgian Army.

Canada (3 veterans)

NameRank/Regiment/CorpsBornDiedNotes
Peterson, Robert Alfred TalbotPrivate, 202nd Infantry (Edmonton Sportsmen’s) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force7 Jan 18991 Mar 2002 (103)Fought at Vimy Ridge. Awards to Canadians, , , , Canada Gazette, Volume 152, No 51, 19 December 1998, [8][9]
Preet, PeterPrivate, 2nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force1899Dec 2002 (103)Enlisted aged 16 and served on the Western Front as a runner. Gassed but survived.[10]
Smethurst, Alfred GladstonePrivate, Canadian Expeditionary Force3 Feb 190021 Apr 2002 (102)Enlisted underage and fought at Vimy Ridge.[11]

France (38 veterans)

NameBornDiedNotes
Allaigre, Joannès17 March 18999 Apr 2002 (103)[12]
Alland, René1 Nov 18987 Jan 2002 (103)
Baillif, Jacques26 Dec 189619 Jun 2002 (105)Conscripted 1915. Served with the 1eme Regiment de Zouaves, 39e and 75e RI, and 103e RA.
Bazille, Etienne20 Dec 1899Jul 2002 (102)Conscripted 1918. Also a WWII veteran.
Bidaine, Gaston2 May 18961 Feb 2002 (105)Conscripted 1915. Fought on the Somme and at Verdun.
Boméa, Albert1 Sep 190016 Jul 2002 (101)Served in the Navy 1918. Died in the USA.
Bonvalot, André13 Apr 1897Sep 2002 (105)
Boué, Alexandre16 Jun 1898Mar 2002 (103)
Bourgoin, Raymond6 Jul 1899May 2002 (102)
Bourzat, Léon28 Dec 189627 Oct 2002 (105)
Bouscarat, Jean12 May 189717 Aug 2002 (105)
Brinster, Marcel22 Dec 189916 May 2002 (102)
Collay, Joseph Marius1 Dec 189926 Jun 2002 (102)
Conrié, Henri Marie6 Apr 18998 March 2002 (102)
Contié, Jean8 March 189731 Oct 2002 (105)
Coquin, Victor20 Jun 189614 Oct 2002 (106)
Dayon, Théophile Julien5 Jul 18949 Jan 2002 (107)
D'Harboulle, Hilaire François26 Jan 189322 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 Charles8 Dec 189929 Dec 2002 (103)
Filipeau, Léandre8 Oct 189811 Jan 2002 (103)
Gautier, Eugène19 Oct 18984 Dec 2002 (104)Conscripted 1917. Gassed at Vosges, later taken prisoner.
Gayrard, Albert8 Feb 18989 Feb 2002 (104)
Gravelle, René31 Jan 189812 May 2002 (104)
Guerin, Lucien14 Apr 18997 Apr 2002 (102)
Guertault, Louis6 May 189521 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 Basile25 Sep 189515 Feb 2002 (106)Enlisted 1914. Fought with the 25eme Battalion de Chasseurs on the Somme and Marne. Twice wounded.
Latié, Jean2 Sep 189413 Sept 2002 (108)
Le Meur, Louis16 Sep 1899May 2002 (102)Later a well-known comedian. Died in Switzerland.
Lindor, Valentin17 Feb 18982002 (104)
Mabillot, Clotaire16 March 18978 Mar 2002 (104)Conscripted 1916.
Moritz, Leon20 Dec 189920 June 2002 (102)
Ohnet, Jacques11 Jan 18991 Apr 2002 (103)Conscripted 1918. Served on the Western Front with the 138e and 107e RAL.
Pelika, Joseph23 Dec 18972 Oct 2002 (104)
Pinier, Eugene17 Dec 18972 Oct 2002 (104)
Platret, Louis Alexandre31 Dec 18958 Jan 2002 (106)
Rimbert, Raphaël Evariste26 Oct 1898Mar 2002 (103)
Sauvet, Fernand2 Jul 1899Jan 2002 (102)Enlisted 1917. Fought on the Somme with the 15e RA de Douai.
Vandaele, Maurice21 Dec 18982002 (103)

Germany (7 veterans)

NameBornDiedNotes
Arkenberg, Frank8 Sep 189322 Dec 2002 (109)Died in the USA.
Bleicher, Hugo9 Aug 1899July 2002 (102)See entry.
Bredtschneider, Georg23 Mar 18927 Mar 2002 (109)Oldest Living German man at his death [1]
Klein, Reinhard12 Feb 189715 May 2002 (105)[2]
Moritz, Léon20 Dec 189920 Jun 2002 (102)Born in Alsace-Lorraine. Conscripted into the German army 1917. Wounded at Cambrai. Died France.
Schinkel, Willy23 Aug 18964 Jun 2002 (105)Marine, fought in the 1916 Battle of Jutland/Skagerrak.
Wissner, Heinrich3 Dec 189525 Oct 2002 (106)Served from May 1916 in France, Russia and Ukraine.[3]

Italy (1 veteran)

NameBornDiedNotes
Todde, Antonio22 Jan 18893 Jan 2002 112The oldest man in the world at his death. Wounded at Mont Grappa, Northern Italy, on the Austrian Front. See entry.

Jamaica (1 veteran)

NameRank/Regiment/CorpsBornDiedNotes
Clarke, EugentPrivate, British West Indies Regiment18942002 (108)Last Jamaican veteran. War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War, , , , The National Archive, WO372/4[13]

Poland (3 veterans)

NameBornDiedNotes
Gabryel, MichałSeptember 8 1895February 5 2002 (106)[14] [15]
Kowalkowski, FeliksAugust 16 1895November 27 2002 (107)[16]
Pióro, FranciszekJanuary 8 1897September 11 2002 (105)Served in the navy: [17]

Portugal (1 veteran)

NameBornDiedNotes
Baptista, José Maria Hermano1 May 189514 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)

NameRank/Regiment/CorpsBornDiedNotes
Alexandre, Albert EduoardPrivate, 1st Royal Guernsey Light Infantry & Royal Garrison Artillery6 Oct 190114 Jan 2002 (100)Last surviving Chelsea Pensioner to have served in WWI. Enlisted at 16. Fought at Passchendaele. [18][19]
Andrews, James WilliamArmy25 May 1899Apr 2002 (102) War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War, , , , The National Archive, WO372/1[20][21]
Baird, JohnPrivate, Manchester Regiment & Royal Army Medical Corps26 Jul 1896Jan 2002 (105)Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Army Medical Corps.WO372/1[22][23]
Beedon, John EdwardDriver, Royal Field Artillery22 Jan 1897Jul 2002 (105)Served on the Western Front.WO372/2[24][25]
Bell, GeorgePrivate, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)16 Nov 189830 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 ArthurRoyal Sussex Regiment17 Apr 1900Jun 2002 (102)[28]
Boulden, Archibald CareyPrivate, Army14 Feb 1897Oct 2002 (105)WO372/2[29]
Bowie, AndrewPrivate, 1st Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders3 Oct 189726 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 MortimerActing Captain, 1/2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers16 Mar 1898Jun 2002 (104)Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. A student at Nottingham University. Enlisted 1916.WO372/3[30][31]
Brown, EdwardPrivate, King’s (Liverpool Regiment)12 Jul 1896Apr 2002 (105)Last known Great War veteran of the Liverpool Regiment.[32]
Brown, Leopold Wilfred T FPrivate, Somerset Light Infantry23 Sep 1898Nov 2002 (103)Last known Great War veteran of the Somerset Light Infantry.WO372/3[33]
Bugg, Wilfred Marcus PPrivate, East Lancashire Regiment & Lancashire Fusiliers7 Aug 1898Jun 2002 (103)Last known Great War veteran of the East Lancashire Regiment.WO372/3[34]
Bunday, Frederick HenryBoy Telegraphist, Royal Navy28 Nov 190028 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 WilbyPrivate, Northamptonshire Regiment27 Jan 1896Jun 2002 (106)Last known combat veteran of the Northamptonshire Regiment.[37]
Colledge, Roland Thomas (Roly)Merchant Navy23 Dec 1900Mar 2002 (101)[38][39]
Cotgrove, William George (Bill)Driver, Royal Field Artillery26 Oct 189611 Feb 2002 (105)Ammunition wagon driver. Served at Ypres. Awarded the Military Medal for bravery.WO372/23[40][41]
Cowan, NormanPrivate, Northumberland Fusiliers5 Oct 1898Feb 2002 (103)Captured by the Germans and ended the hostilities as a POW.[42][43]
Crossland, GilbertPrivate, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)30 Jan 1897Nov 2002 (105)Fought on the Somme and at Arras.WO372/5[44]
Davis, Herbert Wyndham C (Bert)Driver, Royal Defence Corps24 Dec 1896Aug 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 SydneyPrivate, Welsh Regiment & Durham Light Infantry18 Feb 1899Oct 2002 (103)Last known Great War combat veteran of the Durham Light Infantry.[47][48]
Dixon, Gerald2nd Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps6 Sep 1899Apr 2002 (102)Last known British pilot of the Great War.[49][50]
Ellis, Benjamin FrankPrivate, Army15 Feb 1896Feb 2002 (105)WO372/6[51]
Fielding, AlbertPrivate, Royal Flying Corps23 Jan 1900Mar 2002 (102)Served as an aircraft engine fitter in Egypt.[52][53]
Fraser, James Forest (Jim)Private, 52nd (Lowland) Division1 Dec 18987 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 GeorgeRoyal Naval Air Service22 May 1900Sep 2002 (102)Enlisted 1918.ADM 188/646[55]
Hazlehurst, William (Bill)Private, Royal Flying Corps10 Sep 1899Jun 2002 (102)Enlisted aged 17.[56][57]
Heywood, ReubenPrivate, 10th (1st Gwent) South Wales Borderers2 Oct 18996 Nov 2002 (103)Wounded at Bapaume 1918.[58][59]
Hilliard, HenryRoyal Naval Air Service19 Jan 1900Jan 2002 (101)Enlisted 1917.ADM 188/635[60]
Hoar, Cyril WardenPrivate, Devonshire Regiment & Cheshire Regiment27 Sep 1898Feb 2002 (103)WO372/9[61]
Hodges, Frederick JamesCorporal, 10th Lancashire Fusiliers18 Jul 1899Feb 2002 (102)Enlisted 1917. Battalion Gas NCO.[62]
Holman, Charles VictorPrivate, 5th Norfolk Regiment & 1st Essex Regiment26 Feb 1898Jan 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 GeorgeOrdinary Seaman, Royal Navy27 Aug 1900Aug 2002 (101)[65]
Humphrey, Ronald RexPrivate, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)23 Dec 1899Feb 2002 (102)[66]
Hunt, Clifford AndrewPrivate, Army Service Corps16 Feb 1899Jul 2002 (103)WO372/10[67]
Hutchinson, Alfred AmbroseRoyal Marines Light Infantry9 Mar 1897Jun 2002 (105)[68]
Johnson, Percy VictorPrivate, 21st (County of London) London Regiment (1st Surrey Rifles)1 Mar 1899May 2002 (103)Enlisted underage at 16.[69][70]
Jones, Arthur EdwardPrivate, 2nd Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)4 Dec 1898Feb 2002 (103)Conscripted 1917. Served as company runner. Wounded at Amiens.[71][72]
Kilsby, Robert AlfredPrivate, London Regiment2 Nov 1899Aug 2002 (102)WO372/11[73]
Labbett, George SamuelRoyal Naval Air Service2 Dec 1899Feb 2002 (102)Enlisted 1917.ADM 188/635[74]
Lippiatt, Marquis GrahamRoyal Air Force19 Jan 1901Jun 2002 (101)[75]
Lorriman, Percy LazenbyPrivate, Machine Gun Corps6 Dec 189813 Dec 2002 (104)Served on the Somme.[76][77]
Miller, Bernard JosephArmy4 May 1898Jan 2002 (103)WO372/14[78]
Moore, Frederick William TCorporal, Royal Engineers21 Nov 189214 Apr 2002 (109)Britain’s oldest man at his death.WO372/14[79][80]
Parkes, WilliamSergeant, South Wales Borderers18 Jan 18967 Oct 2002 (106)Born in the UK, died in the USA.WO372/15[81][82]
Parsons, Frank HenrySergeant, Royal Engineers15 Jun 1896Feb 2002 (105)Enlisted 1914. Wounded early in the war, served the remainder as a drill sergeant at Chattenden, Kent.[83]
Powdrill, FrankPrivate, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment)4 Apr 1898Feb 2002 (103)WO372/16[84]
Randall, Reginald JamesPrivate, 5th (City of London) London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) & Army Signal Co, Royal Engineers23 Aug 1899Jan 2002 (102)[85]
Ransford, Ernest Merrill2nd Lieutenant, Worcestershire Regiment & Suffolk Regiment16 May 189730 Jul 2002 (105)Last known Great War veteran of the Worcestershire and Suffolk Regiments.WO372/16[86]
Rawling, Douglas OldfieldArmy20 Jan 1900Mar 2002 (102)Non combat.[87][88]
Roberts, Douglas HenryPrivate, Sussex Yeomanry14 Jan 1900Dec 2002 (102)Wounded on the Somme 1918.[89][90]
Rosenthal, SimeonPrivate, Machine Gun Corps3 Jun 1900Feb 2002 (101)Enlisted underage. Last known (British) Jewish veteran.[91][92]
Ruttledge, Robert Francis (Robin)Lieutenant, 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse11 Sep 189912 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, JohnRoyal Flying Corps27 Jun 1900Jan 2002 (101)[93][94]
Shaw, ThomasPrivate, 16th (2nd County Down) Royal Irish RiflesJun 18992 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 JulianRoyal Engineers24 Mar 1898Jan 2002 (103)[96]
Sowray, David LeonardPrivate, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) & Labour Corps23 Dec 1898Jun 2002 (103)Last known Great War veteran of the Labour Corps.WO372/18[97]
West, Frank ThomasLieutenant, Cheshire Regiment29 Apr 1899Apr 2002 (102)Last known Great War veteran of the Cheshire regiment.WO372/21[98]
Wilkinson, Michael JamesActing Sergeant, Border Regiment13 Aug 1896Dec 2002 (106)WO372/21[99]
Williams, HubertPrivate, 6th (Glamorgan) Welsh Regiment, Gloucestershire Regiment & Royal Flying Corps9 Nov 18951 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 JohnArtificer, Royal Navy4 Jul 1899Sep 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)

NameBornDiedNotes
Agresta, Joseph A.24 Feb 190011 May 2002 (102)(Florida) Served in France.[103][104]
Blakney, Clarence Perry21 Feb 189617 Apr 2002 (106)(Kentucky) Served in France as an acting Mess Sergeant at a base hospital.[105]
Coffman, Elwyn M.7 Dec 189724 Oct 2002 (104) (Kentucky) Served in France with the Quartermaster Corps.[106]
Collison, Norman R.3 Sep 189827 Mar 2002 (103)(Nebraska) Served in France.[107]
Coutz, John8 May 189917 Feb 2002 (102)(Ohio) Served in France.[108]
Curry, Elijah6 Mar 18998 Apr 2002 (103)(New York) Served in France.[109]
Edwards, Harvel C.1 Jul 189710 Nov 2002 (105)(Tennessee) Served in France transporting ammunition to the Front. Last known veteran from Tennessee to have served overseas.[110]
Fisher, Homer Arthurc.1899Dec 2002 (103)(California) Served in France.
Fletcher, Claude L.3 Oct 18973 Jul 2002 (104)(Idaho) Last known veteran from Idaho to have served overseas.[111]
Gaupp, Charley10 Apr 189717 Oct 2002 (105)(Washington) Served in France.[112]
Gulbronson, Henry R.14 Sep 18924 Apr 2002 (109)(Wisconsin) Served in France in an artillery unit alongside his two brothers.[113][114]
Herrmann, Leo B.9 Jan 189822 Nov 2002 (104)(Kansas)[115]
Johns, Emmett E.18 May 189627 Jun 2002 (106)(Iowa) Last known veteran from Iowa to have served overseas.[116]
Kabakow, Joseph30 Dec 189414 Jan 2002 (107)(New Jersey) Born in Russia, emigrated to the USA in 1913. Served in France.[117][118]
Kelliher, Daniel W.6 Aug 189813 Oct 2002 (104)Fought on the Western Front with 101st Infantry, 26th Yankee Division.[119]
Kuekan, Walling19 March 189513 Jan 2002 (106)
Martin, William19 Apr 18959 May 2002 (107)(Texas) Served in France.[120]
Martinsen, Bernard4 Oct 189631 Jan 2002 (105)(California) Served in France.[121]
Olson, Otto20 Nov 18959 Mar 2002 (106)(Texas) Served in France.[122]
Perry, Joseph C.24 Feb 189613 May 2002 (106)(Ohio) Served in France.[123]
Purdy Sr., Harry E.23 Nov 189319 Jul 2002 (108)(Wisconsin) Served on the Western Front.[124]
Rogers, Charles W.5 May 190021 Jan 2002 (101)(Georgia) Served in France.[125]
Shafer, Alonzo8 Oct 189921 Jul 2002 (102)(Missouri) Served in France.[126]
Sickerson, John F.13 Feb 19022 Dec 2002 (100)(New York) Enlisted underage. Served in France.[127]
Smith, Clyde B.7 Jan 189919 Oct 2002 (103)(Michigan) Last known veteran from Michigan to have served overseas.[128]
Streeter, Gustav A.29 Sep 189512 Jan 2002 (106)(Indiana) Wounded on the Western Front.[129][130]
Talbott, Francis J. (Frank)16 Jun 189624 Sep 2002 (106)(Maryland) Served in France.[131]
Thomas, Albert J.19 May 189620 Feb 2002 (105)(Ohio) Served in France.[132]
Tobin, Robert7 Jun 189730 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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