Australia's oldest digger dies at 107
"Australia's oldest World War I veteran, 107-year-old Peter Casserly, has finally succumbed to the inexorable march of time. He died early yesterday morning at his Perth nursing home ...
"Born on January 28, 1898, Mr Casserly's civilian life included stints as a railway fireman, cray fisherman, blacksmith's apprentice and wharfie. He later opened his own woodyard."
Mr Casserly was the oldest ANZAC, but not the last surviving. There are also
"... Mr Ross, 106, of Bendigo in Victoria (who enlisted but never fought), and Mr Allen, 105, of North Melbourne (who served in both world wars)."
Source: The Oz
"Born on January 28, 1898, Mr Casserly's civilian life included stints as a railway fireman, cray fisherman, blacksmith's apprentice and wharfie. He later opened his own woodyard."
Mr Casserly was the oldest ANZAC, but not the last surviving. There are also
"... Mr Ross, 106, of Bendigo in Victoria (who enlisted but never fought), and Mr Allen, 105, of North Melbourne (who served in both world wars)."
Source: The Oz
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