Australia's Last World War One Soldier Dies, Aged 110
Wed Jun 3, 2009 4:00am EDT
CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - The last remaining Australian to serve in World War One has died at the age of 110, Veterans' Affairs Minister Alan Griffin said on Wednesday.
John "Jack" Ross, who was also Australia's oldest man having turned 110 in March, died in his sleep early Wednesday morning at a nursing home in Bendigo in the state of Victoria.
From Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE5521KZ20090603)
Australia's Last World War One Soldier Dies, Aged 110 Wed Jun 3, 2009 4:00am EDT
CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - The last remaining Australian to serve in World War One has died at the age of 110, Veterans' Affairs Minister Alan Griffin said on Wednesday.
John "Jack" Ross, who was also Australia's oldest man having turned 110 in March, died in his sleep early Wednesday morning at a nursing home in Bendigo in the state of Victoria.