Veterans of the First World War who died in 1999

The following is a list of known veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) who died in 1999.

Note: this list is far from complete, except for the UK and USA. Even then the list is still incomplete, with the USA listing coming mainly from those who served in France.

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Veterans by country of service - 488 veterans

Australia (19 veterans)

Canada (14 veterans)

France (54 veterans)

Germany (3 veterans)

Newfoundland (3 veterans)

Remark: At the time of World War One Newfoundland was a separate colony within the British Empire, and did not become part of Canada until 1940.

New Zealand (2 veterans)

Romania (1 veteran)

Russia (2 veterans)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (195 veterans)

Remark: a further 526 men old enough to have served in WW1 died in 1999 in England & Wales. Their veteran status is not yet confirmed. Scottish and Irish records are not checked either.

United States (195 veterans)

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

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (3 veterans)

Total

  • 488 known veterans of the First World War, and 3 known veterans of the World War I era died in 1999.

See also

  • Surviving veterans of World War I
  • Bakke, Dave, "Remembering a hero / WWI veteran honored 80 years after service", The State Journal-Register, 11 July 1999
  • Brownlow, Kevin, "Osmond Borradaile", The Independent, 5 May 1999
  • Downy, Donn, "Vimy veteran served in both wars", The Globe and Mail, 12 July 1999
  • McConkey, Alison, "Last of the Hood survivors dies", Coventry Evening Telegraph, 23 December 1999
  • Roberts, Bay, "Veteran in First World War", The Globe and Mail, 20 April 1999
  • The Ottawa Citizen, "Decorated Somme Veteran dies at 104", 18 February 1999

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