The last WWI vet (again)

[scott_sanford]

It seems that Claude Choules (b. 3 March 1901) has passed away, on May fifth. He could give an eyewitness account of Scapa Flow. He served in both World Wars. He was Australian. And, it seems at the moment, the last World War I veteran alive anywhere.

We've lost the last German Hun, the last American Doughboy, the last British Tommy, and the last Canadian veteran already. This appears to be the whole set, alas.

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[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Bzzt! Sorry, the judges won't accept that answer. Mr. Choules was the last combat veteran of World War I; the last veteran of World War I, who served in the WRAF catering corps, is still alive.

I cannot imagine why Ms. Green has been disappeared by so many media outlets...