02 November 2008

The last Italian WWI veteran dies


Delfino Borroni,110, who died on 26 October, was the last Italian veteran of WWI

Borroni was called up in January 1917 and saw action on the Alpine Front. He was wounded and taken prisoner by the Austro-Hungarian Army during the battle of Caporetto.

There are now just 11 known veterans of WWI still alive.

8 comments:

The Lone Beader® said...

He didn't look a day over 98!

Crushed said...

The Alpine Front was quite a hard battleground, though often forgotten. Though not a very long front, it was of course, in difficult terrain. Quite a high death rate.

jams o donnell said...

Haha LB

It certainly was Crushed. It saw carnage as bad as anything on the Western Front

maryt/theteach said...

Hi, jams, Have missed you! He's 110 years old! Impressive! Been awfully busy teaching. Will try to stay in touch more often! :)

jams o donnell said...

Thanks Mary. I've missed you.

jmb said...

It is truly amazing that there are any of them still alive. What amazing changes they have seen over such a long life.

jams o donnell said...

It certainly is jmb. In a few years there will be none and the war passes into history

Anonymous said...

There's only 3 now as of this posting( January 2011)