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==Overview== ==Overview==
Lockett was born in the small ] town of ], near ]. He left school at the age of twelve to work on a local farm. Later, Lockett worked for his uncles in ]. In 1916, Lockett travelled to ] to enlist in the ]. He served in ], earning promotion to ], and was discharged on 20 September 1919. Riley Lockett was born in the small ] town of ], near ]. He left school at the age of twelve to work on a local farm. Later, Riley Lockett worked for his uncles in ]. In 1916, Lockett travelled to ] to enlist in the ]. He served in ], earning promotion to ], and was discharged on 20 September 1919.


After the war, Lockett returned to The Mallee and selected a 1 square mile (2.6 km²) block of land in ], deciding to make his living as a farmer. In 1923, he married Maybell Ingwerson, and they had four children together. In 1963, the couple retired to Bendigo, leaving the farmland, which now covered more than 130,000 ] (526 km²), in the care of their children and grandchildren. After the war, Riley Lockett returned to The Mallee and selected a 1 square mile (2.6 km²) block of land in ], deciding to make his living as a farmer. In 1923, he married Maybell Ingwerson, and they had four children together. In 1963, the couple retired to Bendigo, leaving the farmland, which now covered more than 130,000 ] (526 km²), in the care of their children and grandchildren.


In 1998, Lockett and his fellow known surviving veterans were made a ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the ] by the French government for their service in the war. In 2000, at the age of 109, he participated in the ]. On 11 June 2001, he was awarded a ] for service to the community of Bendigo, particularly as a representative of Australia war veterans. Lockett died of ] at ], and is the oldest man ever to have lived in the ]. In 1998, Riley Lockett and his fellow known surviving veterans were made a ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the ] by the French government for their service in the war. In 2000, at the age of 109, he participated in the ]. On 11 June 2001, he was awarded a ] for service to the community of Bendigo, particularly as a representative of Australia war veterans. Riley Lockett died of ] at ], and is the oldest man ever to have lived in the ].


==Honours and awards== ==Honours and awards==

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John Henry 'Jack' Lockett OAM (22 January 1891 – 25 May 2002), was an Australian veteran of the First World War and the oldest man in Australia at the time of his death at the age of 111. He died just three days after fellow supercentenarian, Australia's oldest woman and oldest person ever, Christina Cock, who was 114 at the time of her death.

Overview

Riley Lockett was born in the small Victorian town of Waanyarra, near Bendigo. He left school at the age of twelve to work on a local farm. Later, Riley Lockett worked for his uncles in The Mallee. In 1916, Lockett travelled to Mildura to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force. He served in France, earning promotion to sergeant, and was discharged on 20 September 1919.

After the war, Riley Lockett returned to The Mallee and selected a 1 square mile (2.6 km²) block of land in Linga, Victoria, deciding to make his living as a farmer. In 1923, he married Maybell Ingwerson, and they had four children together. In 1963, the couple retired to Bendigo, leaving the farmland, which now covered more than 130,000 acres (526 km²), in the care of their children and grandchildren.

In 1998, Riley Lockett and his fellow known surviving veterans were made a Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur by the French government for their service in the war. In 2000, at the age of 109, he participated in the 2000 Olympic Torch Relay. On 11 June 2001, he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the community of Bendigo, particularly as a representative of Australia war veterans. Riley Lockett died of kidney failure at age 111, and is the oldest man ever to have lived in the Southern Hemisphere.

Honours and awards

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