Lazare Ponticelli
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 16 years ago |
Date of birth | December 7,1897 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Bettola |
Italy | |
Date of died | March 12,2008 |
Died | Le Kremlin-Bicetre |
France | |
Years of service | August 1914 |
Battles and wars | World War I |
World War II | |
Allegiances | French Third Republic |
Kingdom of Italy | |
Job | Entrepreneur |
Businessperson | |
military personnel | |
Awards | Croix de Guerre |
World War I Victory Medal | |
Legion of Honour | |
Croix de guerre 1914–1918 | |
Place of burial | Cimetière communal d’Ivry, Ivry-sur-Seine, France |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1585758 |
Lazare Ponticelli Life story
Lazare Ponticelli, Knight of Vittorio Veneto, was at 110, the last surviving officially recognized veteran of the First World War from France and the last poilu of its trenches to die. Born in Italy, he travelled on his own to France at the age of eight.