Claude Choules (English Wikipedia)

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"Australia's last WWI veteran dies ABC News". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
"WWI survivor celebrates his 107th birthday". ABC Perth. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
Emma Alberici (12 November 2009). "Merkel helps French mark Armistice Day". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
"HMAS Choules commissioned in honour of veteran". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.

archive.today

Agence France-Presse (27 July 2009). "Claude Choules says WWI was 'boring'". The Australian. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2008. Mr Choules was informed by his 80-year-old daughter Anne Pow over the weekend that the death of 111-year-old Harry Patch, Britain's last soldier who fought in the Great War's infamous trenches, had made him the country's sole survivor.
Booth, Gary. "500 km by bike to demolish Albany". Navy News. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
Nigel Slater (18 April 2014). "War veteran honoured by town". Evesham, Worcestershire, UK: Evesham Observer. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

awm.gov.au

Claude's brother Private Douglas Victor Choules, aged 21, joined on 3 September 1914 (Service number: 522), was assigned to "E" Company of 11 Infantry Battalion and embarked on HMAT Ascanius at Fremantle on 2 November 1914. (Embarkation Roll) He named his brother Leslie as his next of kin. (Nominal Roll)
Claude's brother Private Henry Leslie Choules, aged 19, joined on 29 January 1915 (Service number: 1794), was assigned to 4 Infantry Brigade of 16 Infantry Battalion and embarked on HMAT Argyllshire at Fremantle on 19 April 1915. (Embarkation Roll) He was awarded the Military Medal on 18 June 1917. (It's an Honour Archived 13 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine) He held the rank of sergeant when he returned to Australia on 28 February 1919. (First World War Nominal Roll Page – AWM133, 09-077)
There was also a Private Norman William Choules, aged 27, who joined on 28 October 1915 (Service number: 4470), was assigned to 11 Infantry Battalion (14th Reinforcements), and embarked on HMAT Miltiades at Fremantle on 12 February 1916. His next of kin was his wife, Mrs M I Choules of Palmyra, Fremantle. (Embarkation Roll) He died of wounds on 10 May 1917, aged 29, and was buried at the Grevillers British Cemetery in France. He was the son of William and Mary Ann Choules; husband of M. I. Choules. Born at Palmyra, Western Australia. (Roll of Honour)

bbc.co.uk

"Obituary: Claude Choules". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.

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Norfolk woman identified as WWI survivor, 19 January 2010, BBC News

bbc.com

"Obituary: Claude Choules". BBC News. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
"Claude Choules: Campaign for Pershore war veteran memorial". BBC News. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

canberratimes.com.au

"Touch of humour at last WWI veteran's farewell". The Canberra Times. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.

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Booth, Gary. "500 km by bike to demolish Albany". Navy News. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2007.

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"1911 census". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.

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Nigel Slater (18 April 2014). "War veteran honoured by town". Evesham, Worcestershire, UK: Evesham Observer. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

hmascanberra.com

"Claude Choules". HMAS CANBERRA FFG-02 site. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

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Five videos Archived 15 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 6 August 2009, Interview with Claude Choules, ITV News, www.itnsource.com

navy.gov.au

Griggs, Ray (13 August 2011). "Naming of Ex RFA Largs Bay – HMAS Choules". Royal Australian Navy. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

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Agence France-Presse (27 July 2009). "Claude Choules says WWI was 'boring'". The Australian. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2008. Mr Choules was informed by his 80-year-old daughter Anne Pow over the weekend that the death of 111-year-old Harry Patch, Britain's last soldier who fought in the Great War's infamous trenches, had made him the country's sole survivor.

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Last known World War I combat veteran dies, 5 May 2011, National Public Radio, www.npr.org

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Linda Cann (2 March 2010). "Last WW1 veteran in Australia, Claude Choules, turns 109". Perth Now. Retrieved 6 May 2011.

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Claude's brother Private Henry Leslie Choules, aged 19, joined on 29 January 1915 (Service number: 1794), was assigned to 4 Infantry Brigade of 16 Infantry Battalion and embarked on HMAT Argyllshire at Fremantle on 19 April 1915. (Embarkation Roll) He was awarded the Military Medal on 18 June 1917. (It's an Honour Archived 13 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine) He held the rank of sergeant when he returned to Australia on 28 February 1919. (First World War Nominal Roll Page – AWM133, 09-077)
Centenary Medal Archived 22 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, 1 January 2001, It's an Honour

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Choules 2010, p. 13. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, p. 15. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, pp. 18–19. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, pp. 30–32. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, p. 32. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, p. 41. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, pp. 42–43. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, p. 44. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, p. 115. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

smh.com.au

Carman, Gerry (7 May 2011). "Last post for final veteran of WWI". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
Conway, Doug (6 May 2011). "Age no longer wearies last warrior of two world wars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 June 2011.

telegraph.co.uk

"Claude Choules: the Last of the Last". The Telegraph. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
"Claude Choules: a place in history". The Telegraph. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
"Obituary: Chief Petty Officer Claude Choules". The Telegraph. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
Claude Choules' obituary in The Telegraph notes: "His sister and his two older brothers, Henry and Douglas, emigrated to Western Australia, where the two boys joined the Australian Imperial Force. They survived the fighting at Gallipoli and in France. ... But three other members of the family left their names on Wyre Piddle's First World War memorial."

theadvocate.tv

"A lesson in Longevity" (PDF). The Baptist Advocate. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2008.

theage.com.au

Tate, Lee (24 April 2010). "Final battle nears for last of Great War greats". The Age. Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2010.

theaustralian.com.au

Perpitch, Nicolas (6 May 2011). "Veteran Claude Choules's death breaks last link to World War I". The Australian. Retrieved 6 May 2011.

thewest.com.au

Batcheler, Alison (3 February 2008). "At 106, the secret to long life is: Don't die". WA News. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2008.

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"1911 census". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
Choules 2010, p. 13. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, p. 15. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, pp. 18–19. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Claude's brother Private Henry Leslie Choules, aged 19, joined on 29 January 1915 (Service number: 1794), was assigned to 4 Infantry Brigade of 16 Infantry Battalion and embarked on HMAT Argyllshire at Fremantle on 19 April 1915. (Embarkation Roll) He was awarded the Military Medal on 18 June 1917. (It's an Honour Archived 13 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine) He held the rank of sergeant when he returned to Australia on 28 February 1919. (First World War Nominal Roll Page – AWM133, 09-077)
Choules 2010, pp. 30–32. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, p. 32. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, p. 41. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, pp. 42–43. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, p. 44. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Choules 2010, p. 115. Choules, Claude (2010). The Last of the Last: The Final Survivor of the First World War (2nd ed.). Edinburgh & London: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-705-5. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
"WWI survivor celebrates his 107th birthday". ABC Perth. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
Batcheler, Alison (3 February 2008). "At 106, the secret to long life is: Don't die". WA News. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
"A lesson in Longevity" (PDF). The Baptist Advocate. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
Five videos Archived 15 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 6 August 2009, Interview with Claude Choules, ITV News, www.itnsource.com
"Touch of humour at last WWI veteran's farewell". The Canberra Times. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
Griggs, Ray (13 August 2011). "Naming of Ex RFA Largs Bay – HMAS Choules". Royal Australian Navy. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
Centenary Medal Archived 22 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, 1 January 2001, It's an Honour
Choules's medals. Photo taken prior to addition of Australian Defence Medal. Copyright REUTERS

worcesternews.co.uk

"110th birthday for proud veteran". Worcesternews.co.uk. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.