John Campbell Ross

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John Campbell Ross
Born March 11, 1899(1899-03-11)
Place of birth	Newtown, Victoria, Australia
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	First Australian Imperial Force
Years of service	February – November 1918
Unit	Wireless Operator
Battles/wars	World War I

John Campbell (Jack) Ross (born March 11, 1899) is, at age 109, the last living Australian veteran of the First World War. He was born in Newtown, Victoria, and served as a wireless operator in the First Australian Imperial Force, enlisting in February 1918, but never left Australia or saw active service.

The death of William Evan Allan in October 2005 left Ross as the last Australian digger from World War I. He currently lives in Bendigo, Victoria.

[edit] References

• Attestation Papers - John Campbell Ross
• WWI soldier turns 108
• Oldest digger turns 109

[edit] See also

• Last surviving World War I veteran by country‎
• Surviving veterans of World War I