For the Australian headmistress, see Florence Green (headmistress).
Florence Green
Birth name
Florence Beatrice Patterson
Born
(1901-02-19)19 February 1901 Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Died
(2012-02-04)4 February 2012 (aged 110 years, 350 days) North Lynn, Norfolk, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Air Force; the Women's Royal Air Force
Years of service
1918–1919
Battles/wars
World War I
Spouse(s)
Walter Green
(m. 1920; died 1975)
Children
3
Florence Beatrice Green (néePatterson; 19 February 1901 – 4 February 2012)[1] was an English woman who at the time of her death was thought to have been the last surviving veteran of the First World War from any country.[2] She was a member of the Women's Royal Air Force.
^"Norfolk first world war veteran dies aged 110". Eastern Daily Press. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
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