List of veterans of World War I who died in 2009–12 facts for kids

This a list of known veterans of World War I who died in 2009 (5 veterans), 2010 (1 veteran), 2011 (2 veterans) and 2012 (1 veteran). Florence Green, who died on 4 February 2012, was the last surviving veteran of any nation.

Veterans by country of service – 9 veterans

These people served in the armed forces during World War I.

Country served	Name	Born	Died	Notes
Australia	John Campbell Ross	11 March 1899	3 June 2009 (110)	Last Australian digger. Joined in early 1918 as wireless operator, but did not see action. Served in Home Guard in World War II. Australia's oldest person. Lived in Bendigo, Victoria.
Canada	John Babcock	23 July 1900	18 February 2010 (109)	Last Canadian veteran. Joined in 1916. Served first in the 146th Battalion, then transferred to Boys Battalion. Did his training in UK but did not see action because of his age. Moved to the U.S. in 1924.
United Kingdom	Henry Allingham	6 June 1896	18 July 2009 (113)	Last airman. Served in the 12 Squadron RNAS. Joined in 1915 as a mechanic. Last veteran of the Battle of Jutland. World's oldest man and oldest ever British man. Oldest veteran ever to see action. Lived in Brighton, Sussex.
United Kingdom	Claude Choules	3 March 1901	5 May 2011 (110)	Last living person who fought in World War I. Last seaman. Last veteran who served in both World Wars. Last male veteran. Joined in 1916. Moved to Australia in 1926 and served with Royal Australian Navy in World War II. Lived in Perth, Western Australia.
United Kingdom	Florence Green	19 February 1901	4 February 2012 (110)	Last veteran. Worked as a waitress in the Women's Royal Air Force. Lived in North Lynn, Norfolk.
United Kingdom	Netherwood Hughes	12 June 1900	4 April 2009 (108)	Joined in mid-1918 as truck driver. Did not see action as he was still in training. Lived in Accrington, Lancashire.
United Kingdom	Harry Patch	17 June 1898	25 July 2009 (111)	Last Tommy. Served in the British Army. Last veteran to serve in trenches. Joined in 1916. Last survivor of the Battle of Passchendaele. Fireman in World War II. Europe's oldest man upon death. Lived in Wells, Somerset.
United Kingdom	Bill Stone	23 September 1900	10 January 2009 (108)	Joined Royal Navy in 1918. Did not see action as he was still in training, but was also a World War II veteran. Lived in Reading, Berkshire at the time of his death.
United States	Frank Buckles	1 February 1901	27 February 2011 (110)	Last American veteran. Joined in 1917. Ambulance driver near Western Front. Held prisoner in World War II as a civilian. Lived in Charles Town, West Virginia.

Unverified World War I veterans – 4 veterans

Listed here are the veterans who were not verified as a World War I veteran.

Country served	Name	Born	Died	Notes
Italy	Sante Dal Santo	8 September 1902	26 February 2009 (106)	Claimed to have joined in 1916 at the age of 14 as a "Digger" digging trenches and tunnels. Also served in World War II. Lived in Montecchio Precalcino.
Italy	Carlo Dozzi	25 January 1901	30 May 2009 (108)	Claimed to have joined up in 1917 at the age of 16 as a "Digger" digging trenches and tunnels. Also served in World War II. Lived in Maniago.
United Kingdom	Harry Futcher	21 April 1904	27 May 2010 (106)	Claimed to have joined up in 1918 at the age of 14 as a bandsman in the British Army serving in Egypt during the First World War. Lived in Dorset, England.
United Kingdom	Doug Terrey	23 June 1903	26 June 2010 (107)	Claimed to have joined up in 1917 as courier delivering messages in the Southampton Military District. Also served in World War II. Lived in Southampton, Hampshire.

World War I era veterans – 6 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.

Country served	Name	Born	Died	Notes
Brazil	Waldemar Levy Cardoso	4 December 1900	13 May 2009 (108)	Last Brazilian World War I-era veteran. Served in the Brazilian Army, joining in late 1918 but did not see action. Lieutenant Colonel in World War II. Last living Brazilian field marshal. Later lived in Rio de Janeiro.
Finland	Aarne Arvonen	4 August 1897	1 January 2009 (111)	One of the last veterans from the Finnish Civil War. Finland's oldest ever man. Last living Finn born in 19th century. Lived in Järvenpää.
Finland	Nurminen, Lauri	9 September 1906	20 February 2009 (102)	Possibly the last Finnish Civil War veteran. Lived in Valkeakoski.
Germany	Helmut Fink	18 March 1901	27 April 2009 (108)	Last veteran of the German Revolution and last German World War I-era veteran. Served in the Freikorps during the German Revolution of 1918-1919.
Poland	Wilhelm Meisel	1904	2009 (105)	Last veteran of the Silesian Uprisings. Joined up in 1919 at the age of 15 and served for the Polish Army during the Silesian uprising until it ended in 1921.
United States	Robley Rex	2 May 1901	28 April 2009 (107)	Last American World War I-era veteran. Joined in May 1919. Lived in Louisville, Kentucky.

Related pages

• List of surviving veterans of World War I
• List of last surviving World War I veterans by country