| Jose Luis Ladeira | |
| Birth: | 6 October 1895 Vale do Acor, Miranda do Corvo, Coimbra District, Portugal |
| Death: | 21 May 2003 Vale do Acor, Miranda do Corvo, Coimbra District, Portugal |
| Age: | 107 years, 227 days |
| Country: |  POR
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| Centenarian | |
Jose Luis Ladeira (6 October 1895 – 21 May 2003) was a Portuguese centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Portugal at time of his death. He also was the last Portuguese World War I veteran.
Biography[]
Jose Luis Ladeira was born in Vale do Acor, Miranda do Corvo, Coimbra District, Portugal on 6 October 1895. His parents were Francisco Luis Ladeira and Maria da Silva. He married with Maria da Graca in 1922 and become a widow in 1973.
He became oldest living man in Portugal and last Portuguese World War I veteran after death of Jose Maria Hermano Baptista on 14 December 2002.
Jose Luis Ladeira died in Vale do Acor, Miranda do Corvo, Portugal on 21 May 2003 at the age of 107 years and 227 days, as written in a note in his baptism record. After his death Augusto Moreira de Oliveira became oldest living man in Portugal.
References[]
- Baptism report
- "Filipe Prista Lucas, a GRG correspondent says (translated from Portuguese) "According to the information I hold, the last Portuguese veteran of World War I died in 2003. His name was Jose Luis Ladeira, and he died on May 5, 2003, in Vale do Açor, Miranda do Corvo, 107 years old."
| Portugal's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Augusto Ferreira da Silva • Manuel Antonio • Manuel Eduardo Figueira • Paulo Fernandes de Sa • Manuel de Sousa • Joao Sebastiao Ferreira • Jose Ferreira Andrade • Unknown • Jose Maria Hermano Baptista • Jose Luis Ladeira • Augusto Moreira de Oliveira • Antonio de Castro • Unknown • Manuel dos Santos • Manuel Rodrigues Horta • Albano Andrade • Alberto Andrade • Jose Martins • Vitorino Fernandes • Manuel Ferreira • Joaquim Varela |