Claude Stanley Choules the 110 year old and very last of the First (Great) World War veterans has died, bringing to a close the last of the remaining combat veterans, particularly in Choules’ case who served also in the Second World War. Choules of UK origin moved to Australia in 1926 never to return again to the UK, joining the Royal Australian Navy until his retirement. During the First World War, Choules served aboard the battleship HMS Revenge, the flagship of the British First Battle Squadron. Aboard the battleship he was able to witness the surrender of the German Imperial Navy in 1918 ten days after the Armistice, only to then witness the fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow by their German crews to avoid them falling into the British Hands. Inspired by James Meikle ow.ly/4UPS0 image source Wikipedia ow.ly/4UPRt A fleet of Warships surrender without firing a shot (May 18 2011)

Claude Stanley Choules the 110 year old and very last of the First (Great) World War veterans has died, bringing to a close the last of the remaining combat veterans, particularly in Choules’ case who served also in the Second World War. Choules of UK origin moved to Australia in 1926 never to return again to the UK, joining the Royal Australian Navy until his retirement. During the First World War, Choules served aboard the battleship HMS Revenge, the flagship of the British First Battle Squadron. Aboard the battleship he was able to witness the surrender of the German Imperial Navy in 1918 ten days after the Armistice, only to then witness the fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow by their German crews to avoid them falling into the British Hands.

 

Inspired by James Meikle ow.ly/4UPS0 image source Wikipedia ow.ly/4UPRt