Raymond Abescat
Raymond Abescat | |
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| Born | September 10, 1891 |
| Died | August 15, 2001 (aged 109) |
Raymond Abescat (Paris, September 10, 1891 - Rueil-Malmaison, August 15, 2001) was one of the last surviving veterans of the First World War in France, its oldest man and the oldest veteran in France at the time of his death. He died a mere 26 days before his 110th birthday.
World War I
Abescat joined the military in October 1912 and spent seven years with an infantry regiment. In 1916, he was seriously wounded near Verdun, where fighting cost the lives of 250,000 French and German soldiers.
After the war, Abescat joined a state financing agency where he worked until his retirement in 1957.
See also
References
- "French Veteran of World War I Was 109". Los Angeles Times. 2001-08-29. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- "Legacy of WWI vets promises to outlive them". CNN International. 1998-11-13. Retrieved 2008-05-01.