US EditionUK’s oldest WWII veteran, Donald Rose, dies at 110
ILKESTON, DERBYSHIRE, JUL 11 – Donald Rose, a D-Day veteran honored with Erewash Borough's highest award, celebrated for his service and longevity at age 110, received recognition from Buckingham Palace and public tributes.
- Erewash Borough Council in Derbyshire confirmed the death of Donald Rose, the UK's oldest WWII veteran, aged 110, in Ilkeston on Friday.
- British WWII veteran Donald Rose, born in Surrey in 1914, served in North Africa and Europe, survived D-Day wounds, and helped liberate Belsen, dying aged 110 in Derbyshire.
- Erewash Borough Council awarded Donald Rose the Freedom of the Borough in June and the veteran received honors including a card from Buckingham Palace and France's Legion of Honour.
- Following his death, Erewash Borough Council flew flags at half-mast and leader James Dawson called him a 'war hero Desert Rat' in tribute.
- The UK's oldest WWII veteran, Donald Rose, died aged 110 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, confirmed by Erewash Borough Council, marking the end of living war testimony.
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UK's oldest WWII veteran, Donald Rose, dies at 110
Britain’s oldest World War II veteran, Donald Rose, has died at 110. Rose participated in the D-Day landings in 1944 and helped liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany.
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gazetteherald.co.ukBritain’s oldest Second World War veteran dies aged 110
Donald Rose is believed to have been Britain’s oldest man.
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