 Lazare Ponticelli

Lazare Ponticelli (born Lazzaro Ponticelli, 24 December 1897, later mistranscribed as 7 December – 12 March 2008), 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.