His last breath was left at the age of 110 by the oldest World War II veteran in Britain, Donald Rose, who is also believed to have been the oldest man in the United Kingdom. The Associated Press reports that Rose participated in Normandy’s landing on June 6, 1944 and was a member of the Division that liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany. In a statement on Friday, the head of the Erewash Borough Council City Council in northern England, Jimms Doson, announced Rose’s death, describing him as “war hero”. “Erewash had the privilege of having him as a resident,” he added. UK’s Oldest WW2 Veteran Donald Rose Dies Geed 110 https://t.co/8m30jrka6x – BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) July 12, 2025 in May, Rose was with 45 other veterans honored in a tea festival by Basilica. British Legion in the National Memorial Arboretum, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of victory in Europe. ‘When I heard that […]
Source: News Beast
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