Italian World War I veteran dies
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
ROME, Jul 1 (AFP): One of the last veterans of the First World War, Italian Francesco Domenico Chiarello, has died at the age of 109, the defence ministry said Monday.
With his death, there are only five remaining soldiers from the 1914-1918 war still alive.
Chiarello died Friday in the Calabria region of southern Italy where he was born on November 5, 1898. He joined the Italian army in 1918 as a member of the 19th infantry regiment from Cosenza.
He was sent to the northern front at Trento where he took part in the final battle of Vittorio Veneto.
With his death, there are only five remaining soldiers from the 1914-1918 war still alive.
Chiarello died Friday in the Calabria region of southern Italy where he was born on November 5, 1898. He joined the Italian army in 1918 as a member of the 19th infantry regiment from Cosenza.
He was sent to the northern front at Trento where he took part in the final battle of Vittorio Veneto.