Served in the Naval Division in War Operations, he made several supply trips to the Allied countries, aboard the São Paulo Battleship, from where he landed to serve in the American Navy, initially in the Nebraska Coupé, in "South Carolina". In 1919, he was promoted to 2nd Class Sailor and, in 1921, the 1st Class Sailor, returning to Rio de Janeiro to embark on the Amazon Destroyer.
Thrice-wounded combat veteran of the Marne, the Somme, Beausejour and Chemin des Dames. See entry.[1]
Gilson, Ferdinand
10 October 1898
25 February 2006 (107)
Conscripted 1917 into the 31e RI de Mamers. Fought as a Warrant Officer in Flanders with the 31eme RA. In the resistance in World War II.[2]
Jaffré, François
28 May 1901
22 September 2006 (105)
Enlisted in the navy 1916. Served as a wireless operator on the destroyer ‘Armorique’ escorting troop ships across the Atlantic.[3]
Lagarnaudie, Louis
17 June 1899
26 October 2006 (107)
Drafted April 1918. Due to bad memories of the war, refused to take part in later veteran ceremonies. Excluded from French government lists as it only counts those with more than three months of combat service.[3]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (7 veterans)[]
Name
Rank/Regiment/Corps
Born
Died
Notes
Baker, Alice
Leading Aircraftwoman, Royal Flying Corps
28 July 1898
27 February 2006 (107)
Non combat. Served as a 'doper' waterproofing aircraft wings.[10]
Cummins, Kenneth Alfred Hugo
Midshipman, Royal Navy
3 March 1900
10 December 2006 (106)
Last surviving British naval officer. Also a World War II veteran. See entry.[11][12]
Newcombe, Harry John
Private, 8th Royal Sussex Regiment (Pioneers)
5 August 1900
18 March 2006 (105)
Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Sussex Regiment. Non combat. In training when war ended. Served in Army of Occupation 1918-19. See entry.[13]
Newman, John James
Private, 16th (County of London) London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles)
15 January 1901
2006 (105)
Last known Great War veteran of the London Regiment. Non combat. In training when war ended. Served in Army of Occupation 1918-19.[7]
Rigby, Andrew
Private, 1st Lancashire Fusiliers
2 November 1900
9 June 2006 (105)
Last known Great War veteran of the Lancashire Fusiliers. Enlisted aged 14 and served for 3 months before real age discovered, so was never sent abroad. Later a monk.[14][15][16]
Roberts, William (Bill)
Corporal, Royal Flying Corps
29 September 1900
30 April 2006 (105)
Non combat. Served as an aircraft rigger at Farnborough.[17][18]
Swarbrick, Nicholas Joseph
Telegraphist, Merchant Navy
14 November 1898
2 February 2006 (107)
Last surviving British merchant seaman. See entry.[19][20]
United States (17 veterans)[]
Name
Born
Died
Notes
Anderegg, Albert
29 August 1900
8 August 2006 (105)
(Minnesota) Non combat. In training with the Student Army Training Corps Oct-Nov 1918. See entry.[21]
Anderson, Homer
24 December 1897
23 September 2006 (108)
(Florida) Non combat. Trained as an observer in the US Army Balloon Corps.[8]
(Pennsylvania) Loaded ammunition for troops overseas. Also a World War II veteran. Later a semi-professional and professional baseball player and believed to be the longest-lived pro athlete of all time.[33][34]
Steer, Frank
12 January 1901
7 March 2006 (105)
(Hawaii) Enlisted aged 17. Fought on the Western Front in the Meuse Argonne offensive. Also a World War II veteran. See entry.
(Georgia) Non combat. Served as an apprentice seaman in the US Navy.[36][37]
World War I-era veterans - 5 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.
Last known survivor of the Estonian War of Independence Nov 1918 – Feb 1920. Moblilised 1919.[10][11][12]
Greece (1 veteran)[]
Name
Born
Died
Notes
Patricios, Napoleon
2 July 1899
1 August 2006 (107)
Enlisted in the Royal Greek Navy before July 1919. Served on board the destroyer Ierax during the Greco-Turkish War. Completed military service in 1924.[38]
Russia (1 veteran)[]
Name
Born
Died
Notes
Gudz, Boris
Aug 1902
27 December 2006 (104)
Fought with the Red Guards in the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War.[13][14]
United States (2 veterans)[]
Name
Born
Died
Notes
Little, David Samuel (Tex)
26 December 1902
12 March 2006 (103)
Non combat. Enlisted 1919, aged 16, but served Stateside. See entry.
Starkey, Maurice E.
3 December 1901
27 November 2006 (104)
(Pennsylvania) Enlisted in the US Navy July 1919.[39][40]
