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.
He didn't look a day over 98!
ReplyDeleteThe 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.
ReplyDeleteHaha LB
ReplyDeleteIt certainly was Crushed. It saw carnage as bad as anything on the Western Front
Hi, jams, Have missed you! He's 110 years old! Impressive! Been awfully busy teaching. Will try to stay in touch more often! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary. I've missed you.
ReplyDeleteIt is truly amazing that there are any of them still alive. What amazing changes they have seen over such a long life.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is jmb. In a few years there will be none and the war passes into history
ReplyDeleteThere's only 3 now as of this posting( January 2011)
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