List of veterans of World War I who died in 2005

The following is a list of known veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) who died in 2005.

Veterans by country of service – 96 veterans

On 25 October 2005, William Evan Allan received the Australian state funeral, as John Campbell Ross did not see active service.

Australia (4 veterans)

Name	Rank/Regiment/Corps	Born	Died	Notes
Allan, William Evan Crawford	Able Seaman, Royal Australian Navy	24 July 1899	17 October 2005 (106)	Served aboard HMAS Encounter. See entry.
Bennion, Gilbert	Corporal, 5th Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force	1 October 1898	27 January 2005 (106)	Non combat. Enlisted August 1918, still in training when war ended.[4]
Casserly, Peter	Private, 2nd, 5th & 16th Railway Transport Units, Australian Imperial Force	28 January 1898	24 June 2005 (107)	Last Australian combat veteran. Enlisted 1917 and served as a railwayman and a sapper at Ypres, Armentieres and Amiens. See entry.
McCoy, Kara Moser	Nurse, ANZAC Corps	15 August 1898	17 January 2005 (106)	Born England, died California. Last known female veteran of the Australian armed forces. Enlisted underage in 1914, and served on hospital ships tending the wounded on their long sea voyages home.[5][6]

Austria-Hungary (5 veterans)

Name	Born	Died	Notes
Gillarduzzi, Teofilo	6 June 1899	11 November 2005 (106)	Born in Cortina d'Ampezzo, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914–18, but later part of Italy.
Karwowski, Franciszek	10 December 1895	12 April 2005 (109)	Ethnic Pole. Also a veteran of the Polish-Bolveshik War (1919–1920) and World War II, in which he fought for both the German Wehrmacht and the Russian Red Army.
Marek, Karol	1900	7 February 2005 (105)	Ethnic Pole.
Pajaczkowski, Jerzy Casimir	19 July 1894	6 December 2005 (111)	Ethnic Pole. Conscripted 1914. Fought as a sergeant on the Italian Front. Captured by the Italians at the end of the war. Joined the Polish army afterwards reaching the rank of Colonel. Died in the UK. See entry.
Skabar, Tony	18 October 1900	17 December 2005 (105)	Born in Ukraine, died in Canada.

Canada (3 veterans)

Name	Rank/Regiment/Corps	Born	Died	Notes
Gionet, Lazare	Private, Canadian Army	6 August 1896	1 April 2005 (108)	Non combat. Enlisted 1916, but did not serve overseas.[7]
Laking, Clarence (Clare)	Private, 27th Battery, 4th Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force	21 February 1899	26 November 2005 (106)	Last Canadian combat veteran. Enlisted 1916. Served as a signaller on the Western Front. See entry.
Procter, William (Duke)	Private, 172nd Battalion (Rocky Mountain Rangers), Canadian Expeditionary Force	18 August 1899	14 December 2005 (106)	Non combat. Served in England, cutting timber. See entry.

France (8 veterans)

Name	Born	Died	Notes
Binet, Charles Marie Nicolas	16 September 1896	2 February 2005 (108)
Boucaud, Claude-Marie	12 August 1895	17 May 2005 (109)	Conscripted 1914. Fought with the 133e RI de Bellay at Mont Curlu (wounded) and Chemin des Dames.
Debry, André Léon Alphonse	15 June 1898	31 August 2005 (107)	Conscripted into the artillery in 1917. Fought in the Aisne and Picardie offensives of 1918. See entry.
Lavrand, André Jean	10 October 1900	28 September 2005 (104)	Conscripted 1918.
Moreau, René Marie-Martial	8 September 1897	26 October 2005 (108)	Conscripted 1916. Officer cadet, 121e RA. Last survivor of the Battle of Verdun. Awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery.
Navarre, Léon	2 August 1899	25 April 2005 (105)	Conscripted 1917 into the artillery.
Piton, Albert	12 October 1898	13 January 2005 (106)	Joined the 2eme RA in 1917, wounded 1918.
Tendil, Alexis	12 August 1896	5 October 2005 (109)	Radio operator with the 8e Engineering Regiment. See entry.

Germany (11 veterans)

Name	Born	Died	Notes
Börker, Friedrich	11 July 1900	21 October 2005 (105)
Carl, Josef	29 October 1899	10 November 2005 (106)	Fought with the infantry in Poland
Dörnemann, Hermann	27 May 1893	2 March 2005 (111)	Fought on the Western Front, where he was wounded. See entry.
Häßler, Fritz Otto Erich	22 April 1899	2 December 2005 (106)	See entry.
Kuentz, Charles	18 February 1897	7 April 2005 (108)	Born in Alsace-Lorraine. Conscripted into the German army 1916 and served on both the Western and Eastern Fronts. The last ‘French’ German veteran of World War I. Also a World War II veteran. See entry.
Person, Kurt	24 April 1898	23 February 2005 (106)
Rösch, Johann	24 March 1898	25 April 2005 (107)
Rzepa, Jan	14 June 1899	23 March 2005 (105)	Ethnic Pole conscripted into the German army. Fought with the RIR 12, Reserve Brandenburg 12th Grenadiers, 5. Reserve Division. Wounded at Verdun 1917, the last Polish veteran of the Polish Uprising 1919.[8][9] pl:Jan Rzepa
Schweim, Otto Nicolaus	27 April 1897	9 September 2005 (108)	[10]
Steinkamp, Christian	27 February 1900	24 July 2005 (105)
Van Sloten, Bert	c. 1900	Sep 2005 (105)	Born in the Netherlands, died in the UK. Fought with the German air force in World War I, winning the Iron Cross, and with the Royal Air Force in World War II, winning the Distinguished Flying Cross.[11]

Italy (20 veterans)

Name	Born	Died	Notes
Alfano, Carmine	14 September 1896	5 February 2005 (108)	[12]
Barbero, Luigi	12 April 1899	8 February 2005 (105)	[13]
Barni, Arnaldo	2 June 1899	19 November 2005 (106)
Bonomini, Paolo	22 May 1898	9 December 2005 (107)
Consigli, Avellino	5 July 1898	11 October 2005 (107)
Della Pietra, Lina	21 September 1901	28 October 2005 (104)
Denaro, Giuseppe	13 October 1900	10 July 2005 (104)
Di Nardo, Antonio	10 November 1898	3 May 2005 (106)
Di Rocco, Giuseppe	7 February 1899	2005 (105–106)	Died in the USA.
Di Santo, Benedetto	26 September 1899	5 April 2005 (105)	[14]
Ledda, Luciano	22 January 1898	14 August 2005 (107)
Pietro, Micheletti	18 October 1900	25 March 2005 (104)	Party volunteer in 1917, was drafted in the body of Arditi, 4 November 1918 entered in Vittorio Veneto, fifty years after he was given the same name knighthood
Monni, Marino	2 May 1899	20 June 2005 (106)
Orelli, Carlo	23 December 1894	22 January 2005 (110)	Italy’s oldest man at his death. See entry.
Ossino, Cirino	4 September 1898	15 July 2005 (106)
Paoloni, Romolo	30 May 1899	2 May 2005 (105)	[15]
Rava, Luigi	9 September 1897	19 September 2005 (108)
Roffinella, Secondo	3 May 1898	26 October 2005 (107)	Fought in an Alpine regiment at the Battle of Caporetto and taken prisoner.
Santo, Ambulo	25 August 1900	6 February 2005 (104)	[16]
Sini, Francesco	29 July 1899	30 May 2005 (105)

Poland (2 veterans)

Name	Born	Died	Notes
Twarowski, Zygmunt	13 September 1903	2005 (101–102)	Also fought in the Polish-Bolshevik War 1919–1920: [17]
Zimmer, Stanisław	1902	1 November 2005 (103)

Puerto Rico (1 veteran)

Name	Born	Died	Notes
Vega-Jimenez, Salomon	9 May 1898	18 March 2005 (106)	Private, US Army.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (16 veterans)

Name	Rank/Regiment/Corps	Born	Died	Notes
Anderson, Alfred	Sergeant, 1/5th (Angus & Dundee) Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)	25 June 1896	21 November 2005 (109)	Last 'Old Contemptible.' See entry.[18]
Butcher, Stephen Graham	Boy Bandsman, Royal Marines	2 January 1904	Dec 2005 (101)	Enlisted aged 13. Served aboard HMS Hyacinth. See entry.
Brooks, Walter	Private, 77th Distribution Battalion	2 October 1900	Feb 2005 (104)	Enlisted 16 October 1918 and still in training when the war ended.[19]
Caley, William Henry	Stoker, Royal Navy	25 September 1899	Feb 2005 (105)	Enlisted 1918.ADM 188/1124[20]
Clark, Bert	Private, Northamptonshire Regiment	20 November 1899	21 January 2005 (104)	Last known Great War veteran of the Northamptonshire Regiment. Non combat.
Dickinson, Joseph Frederick (Fred)	Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy	4 March 1899	17 January 2005 (105)	Torpedo operator on HMS Warrior.
Elder, William	Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery	5 May 1897	22 June 2005 (108)	Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Garrison Artillery. Fought on the Somme and first two battles of Ypres.[21]
Finnigan, Alfred Benjamin	Driver, 15th Royal Field Artillery	18 September 1896	11 May 2005 (108)	Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Field Artillery. Lead driver in six-man horse team. See entry.[22]
Hardy, George Henry	Private, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons	2 December 1899	22 January 2005 (105)	Last known Great War veteran of the Dragoons. Non combat.
Lawton, Harold Walter	Corporal, 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment	27 July 1899	24 December 2005 (106)	Last known Great War veteran of the East Yorkshire Regiment. See entry.[23]
Lloyd, Charles Frederick	Gunner, Royal Field Artillery	23 February 1898	28 April 2005 (107)	Served in veterinary division.[24]
Lloyd, Arthur Henry (Harry)	Private, Royal Flying Corps	17 June 1900	22 June 2005 (105)	Non combat. Enlisted underage, served as an aircraft fitter.[25]
Marshall, Albert Elliot (Smiler)	Private, 1/1st Essex Yeomanry & Machine Gun Corps	15 March 1897	16 May 2005 (108)	Last British cavalryman of the Great War. See entry.[26]
Rice, George Francis	1/5th Durham Light Infantry & 1st & 2/5th Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)	18 June 1897	17 September 2005 (108)	Last known Great War veteran of the West Riding Regiment. Served as a Lewis gunner on the Western Front.[27]
Watson, Charles Alfred W. (Chuck)	Sergeant, 11th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps	16 November 1899	1 January 2005 (105)	Aircraft navigator. Last surviving airman to have been shot down.
Withers, Cecil Clarence	Private, 1st Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) & Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)	8 June 1898	17 April 2005 (106)	Last known Great War veteran of the Royal Fusiliers and Royal West Surrey Regiments. Enlisted underage. Wounded at Arras.[28]

United States (26 veterans)

Name	Born	Died	Notes
Boice, Harold Frank	8 September 1897	7 October 2005 (108)	(New York) Enlisted 1917. Served as a private in telegraph battalion. In France only for a few days; en route to the Front when the Armistice was declared.[29]
Briant, George L.	3 March 1901	31 January 2005 (103)	(Louisiana) Served in France and awarded the Legion of Honour.
Brush, Earl F.	17 July 1893	10 January 2005 (111)	(California)
Chapman, Homer Dwight	4 October 1898	4 April 2005 (106)	(California) Non combat. In training with the Student Army Training Corps 1918.[30]
Cook, Arthur E.	4 May 1895	24 March 2005 (109)	(Kansas) Served in France and awarded the Legion of Honour.
Crist, Ray H.	8 March 1900	23 July 2005 (105)	(New York) Non-combat. Served in the Student Army Training Corps. Later worked on the Manhattan Project that developed the nuclear bomb.
Elliott, Sr., John Paul	6 February 1899	14 January 2005 (105)	(California) Enlisted in the US Navy aged 17 as a pharmacist’s mate on the USS Texas. Patrolled the North Sea and the Baltic, and was present at the surrender of the German fleet 1919. Also a World War II veteran.[31]
Fiala, Arthur (Art)	17 February 1899	23 November 2005 (106)	(Wisconsin) Non combat. Served in France 1918 with 20th Engineering Battalion as a wood cutter and cook. See entry.
Grace, Rollin F. (Jack)	11 March 1900	23 January 2005 (104)	(Vermont). Non combat. Served Stateside with the 302nd Cavalry Regiment. [32]
Grill, Max	24 April 1900	3 December 2005 (105)	(New York) Served as a lieutenant in the US Army towards the end of the war.[33]
Hair, Joe Dollar	11 October 1895	3 March 2005 (109)	(Alabama)
Harrison, Michael	13 December 1897	5 April 2005 (107)	(California) US Army.[34]
Hendershott, Robert L.	7 August 1898	23 March 2005 (106)	(Florida). Non-combat. Served in the Officer Training Corps.[35]
Lane, Stanley	1 October 1901	15 July 2005 (103)	(Maryland) Non combat. Born Samuel Levine in Warsaw, emigating to the USA as a child. Enlisted in the US Cavalry aged 16, but served Stateside. Remained in the army, and served with the Quartermaster Corps in World War II and the Korean War, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.[36]
Law, Reuben Walter	14 August 1898	1 January 2005 (106)	(Nevada) Sergeant, US Army. Served in France Oct–Nov 1918 transporting supplies and wounded soldiers behind the front line.[37]
Matthews, Mark	7 August 1894	6 September 2005 (111)	(North Carolina) Non combat. Based in the American West as a ‘Buffalo Soldier.’ See entry.
Mauss, Henry D.	27 September 1898	30 May 2005 (106)	(Missouri) Non-combat.[38]
Meyer, Charley H.	13 May 1899	22 January 2005 (105)	(Kansas) Non combat. Enlisted 1918 and served Stateside with a Motor Transport division.[39]
Myers, Kenneth	18 April 1898	28 November 2005 (107)	(Texas) A sailor, he served aboard the USS Oklahoma.[40]
Perkins, George Dewey	10 March 1898	9 February 2005 (106)	(Louisiana) Non combat. Enlisted in the US Marine Corps 1917. Struck down by Spanish Flu preventing his deployment to France.[41]
Rager, Dean L.	22 December 1898	20 February 2005 (106)	(Idaho) Private, US Army.
Robb, Fred Eliot	16 October 1896	28 March 2005 (108)	(Missouri) Non combat. Enlisted in the US Marine Corps 1918, but illness prevented his deployment to France. Served as a Navy Chaplain in World War II. Brother of Jacob Robb (see Surviving Veterans of World War I who died in 2004).[42]
Smith, Harold M.	2 August 1900	5 June 2005 (104)	Non combat. Marine. Enlisted in the US Marine Corps aged 17, but was still in training when the war ended.[43]
Warner, Charles H.	1 October 1899	25 January 2005 (105)	(California)
Wells, Ed	1 January 1897	11 December 2005 (108)	(Mississippi)
Wilbur, Bertrand	10 April 1899	31 March 2005 (105)	(California)[44]

World War I-era veterans – 3 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.

United Kingdom (1 veteran)

Name	Born	Died	Notes
Rudd, Victor (Bob)	28 April 1901	20 November 2005 (104)	Enlisted on 5 May 1919 and served as a Private, 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers, with the Army of Occupation until discharged in December 1919. Died in New Zealand.[45][46]

United States (2 veterans)

Name	Born	Died	Notes
Ereñeta, Julio (Jay)	2 January 1902	15 April 2005 (103)	(California) Enlisted in the US Navy 1919 and served aboard a minesweeper clearing the North Sea.
Hileman, Warren V.	29 September 1901	30 January 2005 (103)	(Illinois) Served with the US Army Expeditionary Force in Siberia 1919–1920.

Totals – 99 veterans

• Verified veterans – 96
• World War I-Era veterans – 3

See also

• List of last surviving World War I veterans by country

External links

• Death of last World War I veteran living in New Zealand
• Death of oldest Texas World War I veteran
• Death of last World War I veteran from New York
• Death of last World War I veteran from Illinois
• Death of Polish World War I veteran
• Life and death of another Polish World War I veteran (part 1)
• Life and death of another Polish World War I veteran (part 2)
• Death of Ukrainian World War I Veteran in Canada