Charles Farmer - Oldest serving soldier WW1 Oct 23, 2013 20:47:11 GMT Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by shred on Oct 23, 2013 20:47:11 GMT Not a Salford man. Charles Farmer, King's Shropshire Regiment, was serving as a POW guard at Leigh at the age of 79.