Lazare Ponticelli ( born Lazzaro Ponticelli , 24 December 1897 , later transcribed as 7 December - 12 March 2008 ) , Knight of Vittorio Veneto , was at 110 , the last surviving officially recognized veteran of the First World War from France and the last poilu of its trenches to die .
Lazare Ponticelli ( born 7 December 1897 - 12 March 2008 ) was a French World War I veteran .