Marcel Toussaint Terfve last man standing

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Marcel Terfve (18931918)

Marcel Toussaint Terfve (December 2, 1893 – November 11, 1918) was a Belgian corporal of

World War I. He was known as the last Belgian soldier to be killed in the war, dying at 10:45 a.m,

a quarter of an hour before the Armistice of 11 November 1918 took effect.

Terfve was born in Liège, Belgium, on December 2, 1893. He worked as a mechanic before

the war. When the war broke out in 1914, he enlisted in the Belgian Army. He fought in the Battle of Yser and the Battle of Passchendaele.

On November 11, 1918, the day the Armistice was signed, Terfve was part of a Belgian patrol

that was advancing on the village of Kluizen in East Flanders. The patrol was ambushed by

German troops, and Terfve was killed. He was 24 years old.

Terfve is buried in the cemetery in Mons-lez-Liège.

His grave is marked by a simple cross with his name and dates of birth and death.

Marcel Toussaint Terfve's death is a reminder of the human cost of war.

He was one of over 16 million soldiers who died in World War I. His story is a reminder that war

is a tragedy that affects everyone, not just those who fight in it.