Maurice Floquet

Maurice Floquet
Birth nameMaurice Noël Floquet
Born25 December 1894 (1894-12-25)
Poissons, France
Died10 November 2006 (2006-11-11) (aged 111)
Montauroux, France
Allegiance France
BranchArtillery
Years of service1914-1919
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsLégion d'honneur
Known forFrance's former oldest man ever

Maurice Noël Floquet (25 December 1894 – 10 November 2006) was, aged 111 and 320 days, France's former oldest man on record and was one of the last surviving French veterans of World War I. He is also France's longest-lived soldier of all time.

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