Ivy Campany
Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War I
Intro | Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War I | |
Places | United Kingdom | |
was | Queen | |
Work field | Royals | |
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Birth | 23 September 1901, Hackney, United Kingdom | |
Death | 19 December 2008Margate, United Kingdom (aged 107 years) | |
Star sign | Libra |
Ivy Lillian Campany (23 September 1901 – 19 December 2008) was, at the age of 107, the second from last World War I female army veteran of any country. The last was Florence Green (1901–2012), who was not identified as a veteran of the conflict until January 2010. This meant that Campany was believed to be the conflict's last surviving female veteran by the time of her death in December 2008.
Born in Hackney, London, Campany joined Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War I and would later serve as a fire watcher in World War II. She lived in Margate, Kent at the time of her death.