Last WWI combatant dies at 110
Stingerwooten send this link from the Washington Post announcing the death of Claude Choules, the last surviving combatant of the Great War;
The former seaman, who was underage when he signed up for duty, witnessed the surrender of the German Imperial Navy in 1918. He also watched as German sailors scuttled their own fleet at Scapa Flow, near Scotland, to avoid having the ships fall into British hands after the war.
Mr. Choules and another Briton, Florence Green, became the war’s last known surviving service members after the death of American Frank Buckles in February, according to the Order of the First World War, a U.S.-based group that tracks veterans.
Mr. Choules was the last known surviving combatant of the war. Green, who turned 110 in February, served as a waitress in the Women’s Royal Air Force.
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I salute you Mr. Choules for your sacrifice and service during both World Wars. As the last combatant of World War I, a generation of warriors may have faded away, but they never shall never fade from our nation’s collective memories! The world is a little bit dimmer without you! Rest in peace!