Claude Choules Claude Choules i(A130593 works by) (birth name: Claude Stanley Choules) (a.k.a. Chuckles)
Born: Established: 3 Mar 1901 Worcestershire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 5 May 2011 Salter Point, South Perth area, South & South East Perth, Perth, Western Australia,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1926
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1 3 y separately published work icon Claude Choules : His Autobiography : The Last of the Last Claude Choules , Carlisle : Hesperian Press , 2009 Z1664912 2009 single work autobiography war literature

'Claude Choules was the last man alive to serve in a military capacity in both World Wars. He died recently at the age of 110.

'Claude was 16 and serving on HMS Revenge when he had his first taste of hostile action in November 1917. A year later, he witnessed Admiral Beatty accept the surrender of the German fleet.

'He migrated to Australia in 1926 and, during the Second World War, was responsible for the demolition of ports and other naval facilities in the event of a Japanese invasion.

'Written for his family when he was in his 80s, Claude's autobiography The last of the last is finally available to a wider readership. The engaging, often humorous tone of his memoirs reflects the amiable nature of a truly unique man.' (Publication summary)
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