He is a veteran Claude Choules finally had fought in World War I, has died at age 110 in Australia.
Choules He was born in England, joined the Royal Navy at age 15 and serving warship HMS Revenge. He moved to Australia in the 20th century, decades ago and served in the army until 1956.He Choules have all three children and 11 grandchildren, his wife died three years ago. Choules He is said to have died in his sleep at a nursing camp in Perth.
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Claude Choules and photos of his youth. |
During his military career, he Choules witnessed the surrender of the German fleet in Scotland in 1918.After World War I, he served as a peace-keeping in the Black Sea and was appointed as a coach near Melbourne in 1926. That was the time he met his wife. During World War II, he is responsible for care and are willing to destroy Fremantle Harbour, a place of strategic position, if the Japanese occupation.
Despite the many years of service in the military, but he Choules are advocates of peace. He had opposed the war memorial on the most important of Australia, Anzac Day and also refused to participate in the parade every year.
80 years old, he began writing Choules memoir about his life. Then it was made into an autobiography, called The Last of the Last, released in 2009.
According to the BBC
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