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Aug 06, 1620 England, United Kingdom Died on 07 Feb 1732 (aged 111)
British soldier and supercentenarian
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About William Hiseland
- William Hiseland (August 6, 1620 (claimed) – 7 February 1732), sometimes spelt William Hasland or Haseland, was an English and later British soldier and reputed supercentenarian.
- In 1709, at the purported age of eighty-nine, he fought at the Battle of Malplaquet and was believed to be the oldest soldier on the field.
- He claimed to become the last survivor of the English Civil Wars, which he said he had served in from 1642 to 1651. Hiseland attained the rank of sergeant.
- In extreme old age he became a Chelsea pensioner, although he had to give up his place as an in-pensioner when he married at the claimed age of 103.
- He is buried at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
