Annibale Ciarniello
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Annibale Ciarniello was one of the last surviving veterans of the first World War
at the time of his death, as well as the oldest medical doctor in Italy
and one of the oldest people in the country.
Annibale was in the Italian Army
's class of 1900, which were soldiers born in 1900 that enlisted in 1918 and were in non-combat rolls during the war in 1918. They were scheduled to be deployed into combat for the possible spring offensive in 1919, which never came, because the war ended when the Armistice
was signed on November 11, 1918.
In 1926, Ciarniello graduated from medical school at the University of Naples where he studied for a degree in Medicine and Surgery. He was still a practicing doctor for his close family members until the last year of his life, because he felt such great satisfaction and pride from his work.
He was married in 1939, fathered four sons and was a practicing doctor in the small town of Sant'Agapito
until twenty years before his death, when he moved to the town of Bagnoli del Trigno
, which was the same town he was born in.
Ciarniello thought that eating well kept a good balance between mind and body, and that it was a requirement for a long life. He talked fondly of his memories of when he was a student in Naples
as a young man, and he was proud to have seen the region of Molise
and province of Isernia
grow and develop over the century.
He died in his home town of Bagnoli del Trigno just six days before his 107th birthday, and was remembered as a grandfather of the region of Molise and for having been of the most well known doctors in the rural province of Isernia where he lived and practiced medicine.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
at the time of his death, as well as the oldest medical doctor in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and one of the oldest people in the country.
Annibale was in the Italian Army
Italian Army
The Italian Army is the ground defence force of the Italian Armed Forces. It is all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel, numbering 108,355 in 2010. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank, and among its aircraft...
's class of 1900, which were soldiers born in 1900 that enlisted in 1918 and were in non-combat rolls during the war in 1918. They were scheduled to be deployed into combat for the possible spring offensive in 1919, which never came, because the war ended when the Armistice
Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)
The armistice between the Allies and Germany was an agreement that ended the fighting in the First World War. It was signed in a railway carriage in Compiègne Forest on 11 November 1918 and marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany, although not technically a surrender...
was signed on November 11, 1918.
In 1926, Ciarniello graduated from medical school at the University of Naples where he studied for a degree in Medicine and Surgery. He was still a practicing doctor for his close family members until the last year of his life, because he felt such great satisfaction and pride from his work.
He was married in 1939, fathered four sons and was a practicing doctor in the small town of Sant'Agapito
Sant'Agapito
Sant'Agapito is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 40 km west of Campobasso and about 6 km south of Isernia...
until twenty years before his death, when he moved to the town of Bagnoli del Trigno
Bagnoli del Trigno
Bagnoli del Trigno is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 25 km northwest of Campobasso and about 20 km northeast of Isernia...
, which was the same town he was born in.
Ciarniello thought that eating well kept a good balance between mind and body, and that it was a requirement for a long life. He talked fondly of his memories of when he was a student in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
as a young man, and he was proud to have seen the region of Molise
Molise
Molise is a region of Southern Italy, the second smallest of the regions. It was formerly part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise and now a separate entity...
and province of Isernia
Isernia
Isernia Isernia Isernia (Latin: Aesernia or, in Pliny and later writers, Eserninus, or in the Antonine Itinerary, Serni is a town and comune in the central Italian region of Molise, and the capital of Isernia province.- Geography :...
grow and develop over the century.
He died in his home town of Bagnoli del Trigno just six days before his 107th birthday, and was remembered as a grandfather of the region of Molise and for having been of the most well known doctors in the rural province of Isernia where he lived and practiced medicine.
See also
- Veterans of the First World War who died in 2007