All those men. Americans, British, Canadians, even a few of my fellow Australians of which some 3,000 were involved, and many other Allies. Out the comfort of their home, trained and waiting in England. So did many men from many free willed nations come together. Many didn’t know battle but soon would. Many would perish [...]
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John “Jack” Ross’s Last Post
John “Jack” Ross was our last surviving veteran of some 417,000 brave Australians who served in WWI, the Great War. But now our last WW1 Digger has passed on quietly in his sleep on 3rd June 2009 in Bendigo. RSL Victorian president David McLachlan said Mr Ross was “a very proud Australian” who “represented that [...]