List of veterans of World War I who died in 2001

The following is a list of known veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) who died in 2001.

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Veterans by country of service - 318 veterans

Australia (9 veterans)

Austria-Hungary (1 veteran)

Belgium (1 veteran)

Canada (10 veterans)

France (49 veterans)

Germany (8 veterans)

Italy (2 veterans)

New Zealand (1 veteran)

Poland (1 veteran)

Portugal (1 veteran)

Puerto Rico (1 veteran)

Russia (1 veteran)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (72 veterans)

Remark: a further 155 men old enough to have served in WW1 died in 2001 in England & Wales. Their veteran status is not yet confirmed. Scottish and Irish records are not checked either.

United States (161 veterans)

World War I-era veterans - 1 veteran

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 WWI-era veterans by the press or by their respective governments, or served in a related conflict.

United States (1 veteran)

See also

  • Surviving veterans of World War I
  • Estimated World War I and II Veterans Alive