Kaiser Wilhelm II, the last German emperor, was born on this day in 1859. He was the eldest grandchild of Queen Victoria, and was cousin of King George V of Great Britain and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
After posting this on Facebook, I was curious who the last war veterans were. Erich Kästner (1900-2008) was the last German veteran. Franz, Künstler (1900-2008) was the last who fought for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Frank Buckles (1900-2011) was the last American veteran. Lazare Ponticelli (1897-2008) was the last French veteran. Florence Green (1901-2012), who served Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) was the last British veteran and the last known veteran from any country. https://en.wikipedia.org/.../List_of_last_surviving_World...
Of my own relatives: My first cousin three times removed, Louis Crawford (1895-1917), was the first Fayette County, IL soldier to die in the war. My great-uncle Ed Strobel (1887-1961), was also a Fayette County native.
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