Jean Grelaud

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Jean Grelaud (born October 26, 1898 in Paris , † February 25, 2007 there ) was one of the last living French veterans of the First World War . He was 108 years old.

Grelaud was mobilized in 1917 and was assigned to an infantry brigade in the Aisne department. He fought in the battle of the Aisne . Grelaud also took part in the Second World War, but he refused all his life to reveal pictures or other details from his life.

The last French veteran - Lazare Ponticelli , (born December 7, 1897) - died on March 12, 2008.

Awards

  • Knight of the Legion of Honor
  • Croix du combattant volontaire 1939–1945
  • Croix du Combattant
  • Médaille Interalliée 1914–1918
  • Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1914–1918
personal data
SURNAME Grelaud, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French veteran
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 2007
Place of death Paris