Florence Green

Florence Green
Birth nameFlorence Beatrice Patterson
Born(1901-02-19)19 February 1901
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Died4 February 2012(2012-02-04) (aged 110)
North Lynn, Norfolk, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force; the Women's Royal Air Force
Years of service1918–1919
Battles / warsWorld War I
Spouse(s)
Walter Green
(m. 1920; died 1975)
Children3

Florence Beatrice Green (née Patterson; 19 February 1901 – 4 February 2012)[1] was an English woman who at the time of her death was thought to have been the last surviving veteran of the First World War from any country.[2] She was a member of the Women's Royal Air Force.

  1. ^ "Norfolk first world war veteran dies aged 110". Eastern Daily Press. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference last_veteran was invoked but never defined (see the help page).