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| Allegiance |  Australia |
| Service | First Australian Imperial Force Second Australian Imperial Force |
| Years of service | February – December 1918 1943 – 1945 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | Wireless Operator |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
John Campbell "Jack" Ross (born 11 March 1899) is, at the age of 110, Australia's oldest man and the last Australian veteran of the First World War. He currently lives in Bendigo, Victoria.
Born in Newtown, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Ross served as a wireless operator in the First Australian Imperial Force, enlisting in February 1918, but never left Australia or saw active service. Therefore, the Australian government does not recognize him as a veteran of the war. He later went on to serve in the Second World War as a corporal with the 20th Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps.
The death of William Evan Allan in October 2005 left Ross as the last Australian digger from World War I. However Claude Choules, a World War I veteran who served for Britain, lives in Western Australia. Ross became Australia's oldest man at the age of 108, on 12 June 2007, upon the death of Frank Scarrabelotti. He is not Australia's oldest person, as E. Beatrice Riley is 112.
See also
- Last surviving World War I veteran by country
- List of surviving veterans of World War I
- List of Australian supercentenarians
- List of Living Supercentenarians
- Estimated World War I and II Veterans Alive
External links
- Attestation Papers - John Campbell Ross
- World War II Nominal Roll - Ross, John Campbell
- Last surviving WWI veteran turns 110
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