Veterans of the First World War who died in 2004

The following is a list of known veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) who died in 2004.

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Veterans by country of service - 156 veterans

Australia (2 veterans)

Belgium (2 veterans)

Canada (2 veterans)

France (27 veterans)

Germany (8 veterans)

Italy (44 veterans)

Poland (5 veterans)

Russia (3 veterans)

Serbia (1 veteran)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (28 veterans)

Remark: a further 24 men old enough to have served in WWI died in England & Wales in 2004. Their veteran status is not yet confirmed. Scottish and Irish records are not checked either.

United States (34 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.

Russia (1 veteran)

Total

  • 156 known veterans of the First World War and 1 known veteran of the World War I era died in 2004.

See also

  • Surviving veterans of World War I