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Claude Choules

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British combat, the last living First World War combat veteran in the world

United KingdomLived 1901 to 2011 · aged 110
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Claude Stanley Choules was a British-born military serviceman from Pershore, Worcestershire, who at the time of his death was the oldest combat veteran of the First World War. He served with the Royal Navy from 1915 until 1926.

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Choules and his future wife Ethel Wildgoose, aboard Diogenes, 1926. They were married for 76 years until her death aged 98.Choules and his future wife Ethel Wildgoose, aboard Diogenes, 1926. They were married for 76 years until her death aged 98.PO Choules aboard HMAS Canberra, 1929PO Choules aboard HMAS Canberra, 1929HMAS Choules in December 2011HMAS Choules in December 2011

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2001Centenary Medal
British War Medal
Inter-Allied Victory Medals
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

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Nigel BruceAlso won British War MedalIskander MirzaAlso won Queen Elizabeth II Coronation MedalLeonard WoodAlso won Inter-Allied Victory MedalsAhmad Shah III of PahangAlso won Queen Elizabeth II Coronation MedalJohn Vereker, 6th Viscount GortAlso won Inter-Allied Victory MedalsHubert WilkinsAlso won British War Medal

About this person

Claude Stanley Choules was a British-born military serviceman from Pershore, Worcestershire, who at the time of his death was the oldest combat veteran of the First World War. He served with the Royal Navy from 1915 until 1926. After having emigrated to Australia he served with the Royal Australian Navy, from 1926 until 1956, as a chief petty officer and was a naturalised Australian citizen. He was the last surviving military witness to the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow in 1919 and the last surviving veteran to have served in both world wars. At the time of his death, he was the third-oldest verified military veteran in the world and the oldest known living man in Australia. He was the seventh-oldest living man in the world. Choules became the oldest man born in the United Kingdom following the death of Stanley Lucas on 21 June 2010. Choules died at the age of 110 years and 63 days. He had been the oldest British-born man; following his death, that honour went to the Reverend Reginald Dean. In December 2011, the landing ship HMAS Choules was named after him, only the second Royal Australian Navy vessel named after a sailor.

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United Kingdom
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Dates
Lived 1901 to 2011 · aged 110
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