The oldest survivor Of The Crimean War passed away in 2004
Timothy the Tortoise, the last survivor of the Crimean War (which ended in 1856,) who died in April of 2004 at the age of about 165. Timothy (a female tortoise despite her name) was discovered aboard a Portuguese privateer (a type of armed ship) in 1854 and went on to “serve” aboard a number of Royal Navy vessels, including HMS Queen during the first bombardment of Sevastopol in the Crimean War. After her naval service, she retired to live out her life on dry land, taken in by the Earl of Devon at his home, Powderham Castle.
