London - One of the five remaining British veterans of World War I has died at the age of 108 in Australia, where he moved in 1928, the BBC reported Thursday.
Sydney Maurice Lucas, who was born in Leicester, in central England, on September 21, 1900, regularly led the annual Anzac Day parade in Melbourne, said the report.
He was among the last batch of conscripts to be called up in August, 1918. In World War II, he volunteered for the Australian army in June, 1940, and was posted to a machine gun unit.
London - One of the five remaining British veterans of World War I has died at the age of 108 in Australia, where he moved in 1928, the BBC reported Thursday.
