Talk:Jack Ross (Australian soldier)
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Latest comment: 8 years ago by JackETC in topic 117th birthday
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Active service, or not?
editCurrently we say in the first paragraph:
- " ... but never left Australia or saw active service",
and in the second paragraph:
- "The death of William Evan Allan in October 2005 left Ross as the last Australian digger who saw active service during World War I".
So: did he see active service, or not? JackofOz 08:09, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
- The article on William Evan Allan is very confident that he was the last Australian to serve abroad in WWI. He was given a state funeral. My understanding of the definition of active service is that you have to be engaged with the enemy or abroad, in the 'theatre of war'. Exact definitions will vary by military code. See e.g. http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Canal/Active-Service.htm. It seems unlikely this man was on active service in WWI. William Avery 22:40, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Miscellania
editIt amazes me how this article can be so short, and yet SO MANY PEOPLE have edited it. Irregulargalaxies 15:17, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
Bendigo or Geelong?
editWhere does he currently reside, please (with reference)? Extremely sexy 20:14, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
112th birthday
editMr. Ross would of been 112 today, RIP Tony (talk) 14:27, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
117th birthday
editAlthough it may have been 20 days ago, RIP John, Happy 115th birthday JackETC (talk) 13:08, 30 March 2016 (UTC)