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AUSTRALIA'S OILD‘E‘S‘T SOLDIER. ENLISTEED AT AGE o']? 61. , (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 1.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. . Mr Richard Watkins is dead, aged 81. He saw active service during the Great War, and was, it is claimed, the oldest member of the Australian Infantry Forces. He. enlisted in 1915 at the age of 61. His statement that he was 44 was never questioned. . - DR. C. E. DOLLING. ADELAIDE, June 12. Dr. C. E. Dolling, the Australian cricket selector and a. prominent member of the medical profession, is dead, aged 49. He had a seizure in ‘his sur—gery and died about an, hour later.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 206, 13 June 1936, Page 5
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