Last Australian digger to fight in WW1 dies

CANBERRA - The last Australian to fight in World War 1, William Evan Allan, from Victoria, has died at the age of 106.

The death of the former able seaman was confirmed by veterans affairs officials in Canberra.

Only one former Australian WW1 digger now remains alive - but he did not fight in the war.

Wireless operator John Campbell Ross, 106, of Bendigo in Victoria, enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in February 1918 but the war ended before he saw active service.

- AAP