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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Claude Choules : His Autobiography : The Last of the Last
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'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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  • Dedication: To Ethel and our family

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlisle, Victoria Park area, South & South East Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: Hesperian Press , 2009 .
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      Extent: xiii, 147p.p.
      Description: illus., maps, ports.
      ISBN: 9780859054805

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The Last Man of War, the First among Battlers 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 7 May 2011; (p. 20)
Writing on WA Stephen Scourfield , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 6 February 2010; (p. 31)

— Review of Claude Choules : His Autobiography : The Last of the Last Claude Choules , 2009 single work autobiography
The Last Man's Long and Fortunate Life Peter Stanley , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 January 2010; (p. 14)

— Review of Claude Choules : His Autobiography : The Last of the Last Claude Choules , 2009 single work autobiography
The Last Man's Long and Fortunate Life Peter Stanley , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 January 2010; (p. 14)

— Review of Claude Choules : His Autobiography : The Last of the Last Claude Choules , 2009 single work autobiography
Writing on WA Stephen Scourfield , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 6 February 2010; (p. 31)

— Review of Claude Choules : His Autobiography : The Last of the Last Claude Choules , 2009 single work autobiography
The Last Man of War, the First among Battlers 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 7 May 2011; (p. 20)
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • Western Australia,
  • At sea,
  • 1900-1999
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