Lauri Nurminen
Lauri Nurminen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 September 1906 |
| Died | 20 February 2009 (aged 102) Finland |
| Allegiance |  Finland |
| Service/ | File:Flag of Finland 1918 (state).svg White Guard |
| Years of service | 1918 |
| Battles/wars | Finnish Civil War |
Lauri Nurminen (9 September 1906 – 20 February 2009) was a Finnish man who was the last known White Guard member, and the last known surviving veteran from the Finnish Civil War.
Biography
Lauri Nurminen served in the White Guard during the Finnish Civil War just after the war broke out in 1918, when he was barely 12 years old.
He died on 20 February 2009, at the age of 102. Aarne Arvonen was believed to be the last Finnish Civil War veteran at his death until Nurminen was found and verified as a veteran in 2010, nearly one year after his death. At the time of his death, he was the last Finnish Civil War veteran of the conflict.
See also
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