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The Last Soldier to Lose His Life in World War I Died One Minute Before the Armistice Went Into Effect
['Clare Fitzgerald']
WAR HISTORY ONLINE
Few know an American, Henry Gunther, was the last soldier to perish in the fighting, with him losing his life at 10:59 AM on November 11, 1918, just one minute before the Armistice went into effect. Henry Gunther lost his life in the final moments of World War I Following his death, Henry Gunther was laid to rest in a military cemetery in France.