Ramire Rosan (14 April 1895 – 24 May 2004) was the last World War I veteran from the overseas departments and territories of France. Grandson of a slave, he was born in Morne-à-l'Eau, Guadeloupe, where he was cultivating sugar cane. Mounted gendarmes came to pick him up and sent him immediately to a base, he was enlisted to the twenty-third regiment of the colonial infantry. In July 1916 he took part in the Battle of the Somme, where he was gassed. He received four medals, including, in 1996, the Légion d'honneur. He died in Guadeloupe in 2004, at the age of 109.
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| - Ramire Rosan (14 April 1895 – 24 May 2004) was the last World War I veteran from the overseas departments and territories of France. Grandson of a slave, he was born in Morne-à-l'Eau, Guadeloupe, where he was cultivating sugar cane. Mounted gendarmes came to pick him up and sent him immediately to a base, he was enlisted to the twenty-third regiment of the colonial infantry. In July 1916 he took part in the Battle of the Somme, where he was gassed. He received four medals, including, in 1996, the Légion d'honneur. He died in Guadeloupe in 2004, at the age of 109. (en)
- Ramire Rosan, né le 14 avril 1895 à Morne-à-l'Eau et mort le 24 mai 2004 en Guadeloupe, est le dernier poilu de la France d'outre-mer. (fr)
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| - Ramire Rosan (14 April 1895 – 24 May 2004) was the last World War I veteran from the overseas departments and territories of France. Grandson of a slave, he was born in Morne-à-l'Eau, Guadeloupe, where he was cultivating sugar cane. Mounted gendarmes came to pick him up and sent him immediately to a base, he was enlisted to the twenty-third regiment of the colonial infantry. In July 1916 he took part in the Battle of the Somme, where he was gassed. He received four medals, including, in 1996, the Légion d'honneur. He died in Guadeloupe in 2004, at the age of 109. (en)
- Ramire Rosan, né le 14 avril 1895 à Morne-à-l'Eau et mort le 24 mai 2004 en Guadeloupe, est le dernier poilu de la France d'outre-mer. (fr)
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