Erich Kaestner, a German believed to have been the country's last World War I veteran, died Jan. 1 in a nursing home in Cologne at the age of 107, his son said Friday.

The German soldier was mortally wounded. John spent the night in the trench with the dying soldier – a man he killed. The next morning, John made his way to where he was going.

As the young soldier with the mustache moves along, a woman pours a drink into his cup, and another gives him a kiss on the cheek. He looks about 20, and after the kiss he disappears from the frames.

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German WW1 diary solves British soldier 'mystery' Image source, Philipp Cross. Image caption, The picture on the postcard was of Pte Percy Walsh and his colleagues and family.

German WW1 diary solves British soldier 'mystery' Image source, Philipp Cross. Image caption, The picture on the postcard was of Pte Percy Walsh and his colleagues and family Article Information.