George Frederick Ives

Military Person

1881 – 1993

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Who was George Frederick Ives?

George Frederick Ives was the last surviving veteran of the Boer Wars. George Ives became known in the UK after a piece in the Peterborough Column in the Daily Telegraph. His record as oldest British veteran, at 111 years and 146 days, of any war was broken on 1 November 2007 by First World War veteran Henry Allingham.

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Born
Nov 17, 1881
Brighton
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Died
Apr 12, 1993

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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