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Mr. Morden
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« on: May 05, 2011, 04:03:50 AM »
He was also Australia's oldest man:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/8494089/Claude-Chuckles-Choules-last-WW1-combat-veteran-who-claimed-secret-to-long-life-was-to-keep-breathing.html
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Mr. Morden
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« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2011, 03:15:51 PM »
Quote from: Oui, oui, yes, yes, je comprends on May 05, 2011, 09:09:35 AM
Yes, there is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Kowalski

Older than Choules, too. That he didn't serve in WWI itself is due to Russia's earlier collapse.

Correct, he didn't serve in WWI itself, so he doesn't count as a WWI combat vet.

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Yes, she counts as a veteran, but not a combat veteran.  Choules was the last combat veteran.
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