Last WWI Veteran Dies

Claude Choules

Last veteran of World War 1 which British nationals, Claude Choules died at the age of 110 years at his home in Perth on Thursday (5 / 5) early morning. He was the last veteran of some 70 million military personnel who moved in the First World War.
"I can confirm that he had died. His family said he died early this morning (Thursday, May 5), "said the Australian Defence Force spokesman Gary Booth Choules close to the family told AFP.
With the death of a famous man with the pseudonym "Chuckles" was then an end of an era, the era of World War I. "Too early to talk about burial plans," he added.
He continued, "He is a living part of history and with his death, the history that went away. It's hard to imagine all the things he's ever seen in his life; two world wars. "
After the United States war veteran Frank Buckles died earlier this year, Choules declared former personnel of World War I are still alive who makes 37 million soldiers were killed or wounded.
Choules was born in England and served in the British Royal Navy. At the age of 15 years he served in the defense of HMS in 1916 and witnessed the German invasion. He moved to Australia after World War I and worked on the Royal Navy to Australia in 1926.
For staff who operate the torpedo at Fremantle in Western Australia during World War II, he joined the German drive to dominate the Australian region during the conflict.
After the war he remained a member of the Navy and after retirement, spending his days with his parents working in the fishing industry in Safety Bay in South Perth. Choules blessed with two daughters and a son, 13 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.