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Military honours: Captain Brett Dowsing of the Royal Australian Navy carries the service medals of Claude Choules during his funeral, ahead of family and mourners through the streets of Fremantle Honour guard: Australian Navy sailors stand on guard during the funeral of Mr Choules Early days: Choules poses for a photo as a young sailor at HMAS Cerberus near Melbourne, Australia, in 1917, and was around 18 years into his Naval career when the photo on the right was taken in...Read Full Story

Claude Stanley Choules, the last known combat veteran from World War I, died this week at a nursing home in the Australia city of Perth at 110 years old. Born in Britain, Choules — nicknamed “Chuckles” by his shipmates in the Australian Navy — had a 41-year military career that began with training with the British Royal Navy, just one month after he turned 14. In 1917, he served on the battleship HMS Revenge, where he witnessed the 1918 surrender of the German High Seas Fleet, the main...Read Full Story

World War I veteran Claude Choules dies aged 110 Last British veteran World War I last survivor Claude Choules has died in Australia aged 110.He died in hospital his adopted city of Perth today said his daughter.Mr Choules celebrated his 110th birthday with family and friends in Perth in March. Claude Choules joined the British navy as teenager time 16 years old.The First World War combat veteran last surviving service members.Born in England in 1901, Mr Choules served with Britain’s...Read Full Story

Here is a random guitar lesson brought to you by YouTube. Sometimes the best way to improve creativity is to learn new musical techniques! Damn…so goood !! This video was picked at random through an automated function of Creative-Music.org. I am a big fan of creativity and since I am a guitar player I thought I would showcase some random guitar lessons on the blog. I thought using an automated function would be a great way to select different styles and difficulties of lessons without my...Read Full Story

ABC News Last World War I Veteran Dies at 110 Wall Street Journal PERTH—Claude Stanley Choules, the last known combat veteran of the First World War, died Thursday in Perth, Western Australia, his family said. A family handout photo shows Claude Stanley Choules on the heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra in ... Last WWI combatant dies in Australia AFP Claude Choules: Last-known WW1 veteran dies, aged 110, in Australia Daily Mail Last WWI combat vet Claude Choules dies aged 110 Reuters NPR  - Sky News...Read Full Story