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UK’s oldest WWII veteran, Donald Rose, dies at 110

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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