Last French World War I veteran dies, 110
2008-03-12 20:38:18 Xinhua English
The last French veteran of World War I, Lazare Ponticell, an Italian immigrant who lied about his age to join the Foreign Legion and fight in the trenches, died Wednesday aged 110. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
The last French veteran of World War I, Lazare Ponticelli, an Italian immigrant who lied about his age to join the Foreign Legion and fight in the trenches, died Wednesday aged 110.
The last French veteran of World War I, Lazare Ponticell, an Italian immigrant who lied about his age to join the Foreign Legion and fight in the trenches, died Wednesday aged 110. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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The last French veteran of World War I, Lazare Ponticell, an Italian immigrant who lied about his age to join the Foreign Legion and fight in the trenches, died Wednesday aged 110.
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