February 10, 2012
The last known surviving veteran of World War I has died. Florence Green, 110, was a waitress in Britain’s Royal Air Force. “In a way, that the last veteran should be a lady and someone who served on the home front is something that reminds me that warfare is not confined to the trenches,” Retired Air Vice-Marshal Peter Dye told Time. “It reminds us of the Great War, and all warfare since then has been something that involved everyone,” Dye, director-general of the RAF Museum, told Time. ”It’s a collective experience. … Sadly, whether you are in New York, in London, or in Kandahar, warfare touches all of our lives.” Green was 17 when she joined the Women’s Royal Air Force in 1918, two months before the armistice, the BBC reported. Last WWI veteran, a woman, dies at 110 – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

The last known surviving veteran of World War I has died. Florence Green, 110, was a waitress in Britain’s Royal Air Force.

“In a way, that the last veteran should be a lady and someone who served on the home front is something that reminds me that warfare is not confined to the trenches,” Retired Air Vice-Marshal Peter Dye told Time.

“It reminds us of the Great War, and all warfare since then has been something that involved everyone,” Dye, director-general of the RAF Museum, told Time. ”It’s a collective experience. … Sadly, whether you are in New York, in London, or in Kandahar, warfare touches all of our lives.”

Green was 17 when she joined the Women’s Royal Air Force in 1918, two months before the armistice, the BBC reported.

Last WWI veteran, a woman, dies at 110 – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

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