Fernand Goux (31 December 1899 – 9 November 2008) was, at age 108, the penultimate French World War I veteran, with Pierre Picault being the last.

[2] Goux was deployed behind the front lines with the 85th Infantry Regiment, supplying the troops and burying the dead.

[2] On 3 November 1918, he was sent to the front line with the 82nd Infantry Regiment for the last week of the war.

However the French government did not recognize Goux as a poilu as he fought less than the requisite three months.

The last official veteran thus remains Italian-born Lazare Ponticelli, who was buried with state honours on 17 March 2008, with Louis de Cazenave the last recognized native Frenchman to have served.