Australian Navy Ship to be Named After Last WWI Vet, Claude Choules

In May, we posted about the death of Claude Choules at 110.  Choules was the last surviving veteran of World War I.   Yesterday, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that the ex-Royal Navy Largs Bay, a Bay class landing ship dock, would be commissioned as … Continue reading

Claude Choules – Last World War I Combat Veteran Celebrates 110th Birthday

Claude Choules, the last surviving combat veteran of World War I celebrated his 110th birthday with family and friends in Perth earlier this month.   Though he served in two World Wars, the first in the Royal Navy and the second in … Continue reading