Henry Allingham

Henry Allingham

male, 113 years old
Henry William Allingham (born 6 June 1896) has been the oldest surviving British veteran of the First World War since 20 July 2003 upon the death...
Reinhard Scheer

Reinhard Scheer

male, deceased (1928)
Reinhard Scheer Reinhard Scheer ( September 30 , 1863 – November 26 , 1928 ) was a Vice-admiral in the German navy. He was in command of the Ka...
Franz von Hipper

Franz von Hipper

male, deceased (1932)
Franz Ritter von Hipper (September 13, 1863 - May 25, 1932) was a German admiral during the First World War. He is most famous for commanding the...
John Cornwell

John Cornwell

male, deceased (1916)
John Travers Cornwell VC (8 January 1900 - 2 June 1916) usually known as Jack Cornwell, is remembered for his gallantry at the Battle of Jutland...

Horace Hood

male, deceased (1916)
Rear Admiral The Honourable Horace Lambert Alexander Hood (1870 - 31 May 1916) was a young and respected admiral in World War I. He was the...
Hugh Evan-Thomas

Hugh Evan-Thomas

male, deceased (1928)
Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas GCB (1852-1928) was an admiral of the Royal Navy. In World War I he commanded the 5th Battle Squadron of the Grand...
Gorch Fock

Gorch Fock

male, deceased (1916)
Gorch Fock was the pseudonym of the German author Johann Wilhelm Kinau. Other pseudonyms he used were Jakob Holst and Giorgio Focco. Kinau was the...
Ludwig von Reuter

Ludwig von Reuter

male, deceased (1943)
Ludwig von Reuter (9 February 1869 - 18 December 1943) was a German admiral during World War I, who commanded the Kaiserliche Marine's High Seas...
Francis John William Harvey

Francis John William Harvey

male, deceased (1916)
Francis John William Harvey (1873-31 May 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry...