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World War Veterans Alive

Year	World War I	World War II
2000	1,060	5,397,800
2001	744	5,022,650
2002	538	4,648,525
2003	372	4,274,400
2004	206	3,900,275
2005	112	3,525,125
2006	60	3,151,000
2007	25	2,776,875
2008	8	2,401,725
2009	6	2,027,600

World War I Survivors

• Claude Choules (born 3 March 1901) is, at age 108, is the last seaman. Joined in 1916, and is the last witness to the scuttling of the fleet. He later moved to Australia in 1926 and served with Royal Australian Navy in World War II. Choules currently lives in Perth, Western Australia.
• Frank Woodruff Buckles (born February 1, 1901) is, at age 108. He is the last US doughboy. Buckles was eligible for burial at Arlington as of March 19^th, 2008. Buckles joined in 1917 and served as an ambulance driver near the Western Front. He was held prisoner in World War II and ate all of his meals out of a tin cup, and he still has it. Currently resides in Charles Town, West Virginia.
• John Babcock (born 23 July 1900) is, at age 108, and is the last Canadian veteran. He is eligible for state funeral. Joined up in 1916 and had completed training in the UK, but did not see action due to age. Babcock late moved to the US in 1924, and he lives in Spokane, Washington.
• John Campbell Ross (born 11 March 1899) is, at the age of 110, is the last Australian digger. He joined in early 1918 as a wireless operator but did not see action. Later on in World War II, Ross served in Home Guard. Australia's oldest man, and he lives in Bendigo, Victoria.
• Harry Patch (born 17 June 1898) is, at the age of 110, is the last Tommy, to serve in the trenches, and to be wounded in action. He was called up for service in 1916. Patch is the last survivor of the Battle of Passchendaele. Harry resides in Wells, Somerset.
• Henry William Allingham (born 6 June 1896) is, at age 112, is the last airman. He joined in 1915 as a mechanic. Allingham is the last witness to the Battle of Jutland. Currently [Europe]'s oldest man and oldest ever British man. He lives in Brighton, Sussex.

Gallery of World War I Survivors

• Frank Buckles
  Frank Buckles
• John Babcock
  John Babcock
• John Campbell Ross
  John Campbell Ross
• Harry Patch
  Harry Patch
• Henry Allingham
  Henry Allingham

World War II Survivors

• There is about 2,027,600 veterans still alive. The average age for a World War II veteran would be 85 years old. Which means the average was born in mid 1923. The oldest World War II Veteran is Claude Choules at 108 years of age. Most of the veterans when they battled they were only 17 or 18 years of age.

External Links

• Living World War I Veterans
• World War I Veterans who died in 2000
• World War I Veterans who died in 2001
• World War I Veterans who died in 2002
• World War I Veterans who died in 2003
• World War I Veterans who died in 2004
• World War I Veterans who died in 2005
• World War I Veterans who died in 2006
• World War I Veterans who died in 2007
• World War I Veterans who died in 2008
• World War I Veterans who died in 2009

References

• World War I News
• Claude Choules's 108th Birthday
• Frank Buckles White House
• Frank Buckles 108th birthday
• John Babcock's 108th birthday
• John Campbell Ross's 110th birthday
• Harry Patch Armistice day remembrance
• Harry Patch's 110 birthday
• Henry Allingham's 112th birthday
• Allingham attends 90th anniversery
• Estimated living World War II Veterans

Videos

• World War I Footage
• Frank Buckles
• Frank Buckles at the Pentagon
• Frank Buckles visits abandoned Memorial
• John Babcock Part I
• John Babcock Part II
• John Babcock Part III
• Harry Patch at Passchendaele
• "The Last Fighting Tommy" book by Richard van Emden on Harry Patch
• Harry Patch at 109
• Henry Allingham remembers the Somme
• World War II Footage
• More World War II Footage
• Real Life Band of Brothers