Last WWI fighter to be farewelled

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http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/last-wwi-fighter-to-be-farewelled-20110519-1eu30.html

The world's last person to have fought in World War I is to be farewelled at a naval funeral in Fremantle.

Claude Stanley Choules was the last survivor of 70 million men who fought in the 1914-18 conflict.

Mr Choules died quietly at his nursing home in Perth about two weeks ago, aged 110.

He will receive a navy funeral at St John's Church in Fremantle on Friday, with guests including West Australian Premier Colin Barnett and Opposition leader Eric Ripper.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Governor-General Quentin Bryce are sending representatives.

British-born Mr Choules, nicknamed "Chuckles" by comrades, joined the British Navy at age 14.

He served on the battleship HMS Revenge in 1917 and watched the 1918 surrender of the German High Seas Fleet.


RIP Chuckles ...

 
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