Jump to content

Ivy Campany

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by InternetArchiveBot (talk | contribs) at 00:36, 28 January 2020 (Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Ivy Campany
Born23 September 1901
Hackney, London
Died19 December 2008 (aged 107)
Margate, Kent, England, UK
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchQueen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
Years of serviceunknown
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II

Ivy Lillian Campany (23 September 1901 – 19 December 2008) was, at the age of 107, the second from last World War I female army veteran of any country. The last was Florence Green (1901–2012), who was not identified as a veteran of the conflict until January 2010. This meant that Campany was believed to be the conflict's last surviving female veteran by the time of her death in December 2008.[1]

Born in Hackney, London,[2] Campany joined Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War I and would later serve as a fire watcher in World War II. She lived in Margate, Kent at the time of her death.

References

  1. ^ Beal, Claire (2010-11-15). "At 108, Florence Green is Britain's oldest war vet". Lynn News. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  2. ^ "We Remember Ivy Lillian Campany", Lives of the First World War, Imperial War Museums.