When did the last known survivor of the Crimean war die.?

Answer 1

2004 It was the ships mascot, a Turtle .

Answer 2

Here is what I have but I suspect one of Nightingales’ nurses was the “last”, women live longer. Whatever were have a few that lived into 1930.

Suspect such as the British Legion would know best.
http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/

Sergeant George (Rowley) Hill; 1st Div., Armed Constabulary; 10 April 1869; Jerusalem Pa; No. 34 of 26 June 1869. He also fought in the Baltic, Crimea, and Indian Mutiny and was awarded two medals by the Royal Humane Society for saving life, one in 1860 and the other in 1896. Tried unsuccessfully to enlist for the South African War at the age of 63. Died in Auckland on 15th February 1930, aged 93 years.



Edwin Hughes 1830 -1927, perhaps
'Balaclava Ned' was the last survivor of the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade. Died in 1927.


http://www.it-serve.co.uk/argylls/battlebalaklava.php
Charles Ellingworth was born in 1833. He served with the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders and during the years 1854 to 1855 he saw action in the Crimea, including the glorious 'Thin Red Line' of Balaklava, of which he was known to be the last survivor.
He died, aged 94, on the 9th January, 1927 at St. Lukes Hospital, Chelsea.

Last Crimean War Soldier Sick in Chicago Hospital
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest Archiver - Jan 26, 1930
Chicago, Jan. 25. -- A veteran believed to be the last survivor in America of the Crimean War is a patient in the Scottish Old People's Home in Riverside

Port Arthur News - NewspaperArchive - May 12, 1930
LAST SURVIVOR OF CRIMEA WAR DIES BUSTO ARSIZIO. Italy. May 10 last survivor of the Italian contingent tat took part In the Crimean war of 1853- has died ..


Marie Dressler's father Alexander Koerber is reported as such, in Canada (he was British Army) but no verification.

Died: Thomas W. Shaw, 91, London, Ont. He was the last survivor of the Light Brigade, which in 1854 made the famous charge on a Russian battery at Balaklava in the Crimean War. He was wounded in the charge and nursed by Florence Nightingale This is a 1923 Time magazine item, and it is not seemingly correct as we have other who lived later.

Answer 3

to the above poster, it is unlikely to be 2004 since the Crimean war was in the 1850s!

It is unlikely that this is known but i would doubt any lived beyond the very early 20th century.

Answer 4

2004

Answer 5

I doubt if this is known.
It is unlikely that the Russians kept a record of their common soldiers for life.