Last known WWI veteran dies at 110

[mookiemookie]

http://news.yahoo.com/last-known-wwi-veteran-dies-110-152605465.html

Florence Green, the world's last known veteran of World War I, has died at the age of 110, the care home where she lived said Tuesday.

Briar House Care Home in King's Lynn, England, said Green died Saturday, two weeks before her 111th birthday.

Born Florence Beatrice Patterson in London on Feb. 19, 1901, she joined the Women's Royal Air Force in September 1918 at the age of 17. She went to work as a waitress in the officers' mess at RAF Marham in eastern England, and was serving there when the war ended in November 1918.

[August]

We have witnessed the passing of an era. RIP Florence.

[Osmium Steele]

Bah, Mookie beat me to it.

RIP Flo. Hope your pilot friends are waiting to say hello. ;)

[AVGWarhawk]

A woman who not only witnessed what we young'ins call history but was a part of it! RIP.

[Takeda Shingen]

We thank him for his service. And so closes a dark yet poignant chapter in man's history.

[CCIP]

We thank him for his service. And so closes a dark yet poignant chapter in man's history.

Him? :hmmm:

Perhaps an outstanding reminder here that not only the men made history! It's sad to see this going from living memory, but at the same time, it's also incredibly impressive that this living memory lasted so long. Soon we'll be marking the 100th anniversary of WWI - sadly, noone who was there will be with us, but their memory will persist.

[Takeda Shingen]

Sorry. Ran on auto. We thank her for her service.

[Jimbuna]

RIP Florence.