One of Australia's last two World War veterans just celebrated his 110th birthday March 11th according to the Sydney Morning Herald. John (Jack) Campbell Ross, born in 1899, is frail but otherwise in good health.
He had a cake with one single candle on it. He is also Australia's oldest man.
He enlisted in February 1918 and served as a wireless operator. The war ended 9 months later and he never left Australia or saw active service. As such, the Australian government does not recognize him as a veteran of the war. They do recognize Claude Stanley Choules, 108.
Come on Australian government. Get with it. Jack Ross IS every bit of a veteran as Claude Choules. Honor him as such.
It's the Right Thing to Do. --Cooter
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