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Léon Roger Weil (16 July 1896 – 6 June 2006) was one of the last two surviving veterans of the battle of Val-de-Marne in the First World War. He was almost 110 when he died at the Val-de-Grâce military hospital in Paris, France.

Joining the army when he was 20 years old, he was assigned to the fifth battalion of chasseurs à pied (cinquième bataillon de chasseurs à pied) in Alsace and took part in 1917 in the battle of Chemin des Dames. More than 150,000 people died during this battle. He was also a French Resistance fighter during the Second World War under the code name of Victor. After the war, he worked as a sales representative in the women's fashion industry. A fan of theatre and boxing (he was quite a good boxer in his younger days), he continued to swim until the age of 102.

At the time of his death he was one of the last seven surviving officially recognized French veterans of World War I.

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+'''Léon Roger Weil''' (16 July 1896 &ndash; 6 June 2006) was one of the last two surviving veterans of the battle of [[Val-de-Marne]] in [[World War I|the First World War]]. He was almost 110 when he died at the [[Val-de-Grâce]] military hospital in [[Paris]], [[France]].
-{{dablink|This article is about the French veteran. For other people with this surname, see [[Weil]].}}
+Joining the army when he was 20 years old, he was assigned to the fifth battalion of chasseurs à pied (cinquième bataillon de chasseurs à pied) in [[Alsace]] and took part in 1917 in the battle of [[Chemin des Dames]]. More than 150,000 people died during this battle. He was also a [[French Resistance]] fighter during [[World War II|the Second World War]] under the code name of ''Victor''. After the war, he worked as a sales representative in the women's fashion industry. A fan of theatre and boxing (he was quite a good boxer in his younger days), he continued to swim until the age of 102.
-'''Léon Roger Weil''' ([[July 16]], [[1896]] - [[June 6]], [[2006]]) was one of the last two [[Surviving veterans of World War I|surviving veterans]] of the battle of [[Val-de-Marne]]. He was 109 when he died.
+At the time of his death he was one of the last seven surviving officially recognized French veterans of World War I.
-Joining the army when he was 20 years old, he was assigned to the fifth regiment of [[Chasseurs alpins]] (cinquième régiment de chasseurs alpins) in [[Alsace]] and took part in [[1917]] in the battle of [[Chemin des Dames]]. More than 150,000 people died during this battle. He was also a [[French Resistance]] fighter during [[World War II]] under the code name of Victor. After the war, he worked as a sales representative in the women's fashion industry. A fan of theatre and boxing, he continued to swim until the age of 102.
-==See also==
+==External links==
+* [http://perso.orange.fr/memoire78/pages/weil.html Photo and details]
-*[[Veteran]]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070325145510/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2006%2F6%2F7%2Fapworld%2F20060607191218&sec=apworld The Star, Malaysia. Death of Leon Weil, 109, leaves France with six surviving veterans of World War I]
-*[[Veterans of the First World War who died in 2006]]
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-==Reference==
-*[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060607/ap_on_re_eu/obit_weil Yahoo! News article: French World War I vet dies at 109]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Weil, Leon}}
-==External link==
+[[Category:1896 births]]
-*[http://perso.orange.fr/memoire78/pages/weil.html Photo and details]
+[[Category:2006 deaths]]
-[[Category:1896 births|Weil, Leon]]
+[[Category:French men centenarians]]
-[[Category:2006 deaths|Weil, Leon]]
+[[Category:French Army soldiers]]
-[[Category:French Army soldiers|Weil, Leon]]
+[[Category:French Resistance members]]
-[[Category:French Resistance members|Weil, Leon]]
+[[Category:Knights of the Legion of Honour]]
-[[Category:Legion of Honor recipients|Weil, Leon]]
+[[Category:French military personnel of World War I]]
-[[Category:Soldiers|Weil, Leon]]
-[[fr:Léon Weil]]
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