Last Australian WW1 veteran dies aged 106

The last Australian veteran to see active service in the First World War has died aged 106.

Last Australian WW1 veteran dies aged 106
Tue, 18 Oct, 2005 - 11:08

The last Australian veteran to see active service in the First World War has died aged 106.

William Evan Allan enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy at the outbreak of the war when he was just 14. He served as a seaman on the HMAS Encounter from 1915 to 1918.

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