- Justin Tuveri
Infobox Military Person
name= Justin Tuveri
lived=May 13 ,1898 –October 5 ,2007
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placeofbirth= flagicon|Italy|1861Collinas ,Sardinia ,Italy
placeofdeath=flagicon|FranceSaint-Tropez ,France
allegiance= flagicon|Italy Italian
branch=Italian Army
serviceyears=1917 –1918
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battles=World War I
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laterwork=Justin Tuveri (
May 13 ,1898 Other sources give his date of birth as May 15] –October 5 ,2007 ) [http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/adnkxml/20071006/tit-sardegna-morto-a-109-anni-ultimo-sol-afde0ec_1.html Justin Tuveri's obituary it icon] ] [http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings12oct12,1,6080285.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california&ctrack=1&cset=true Justin Tuveri's obituary (LA Times)] ] was, at age 109, one of the last Italian veterans of the First World War and a French citizen at the time of his death.Tuveri was born Giustino Tuveri in
Collinas , on the island ofSardinia . He was drafted in 1917, and fought in several campaigns, includingSassari .Due to the rise of
Mussolini and the Fascists, Tuveri moved toFrance in 1920, becoming a French citizen in 1940.He died in
Saint-Tropez , France.ee also
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Veterans of the First World War who died in 2007 References
External links
* http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0,36-708425,0.html fr icon
* http://dersdesders.free.fr/bio_veterans/tuveri.html fr icon
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