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

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

Updated 8:42 AM CDT, July 12, 2025

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s oldest World War II veteran, Donald Rose, has died at the age of 110.

Rose participated in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, and was part of the division that liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany.

In a statement Friday, the leader of the Erewash Borough Council in the north of England, James Dawson, announced Rose’s death, calling him a “war hero.”

“Erewash was privileged to count him as a resident,” he added.



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[AllaN01Bear]

1. indeed . steve.

wikipedia entry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rose

[republianmushroom]

2. Any and every person who severed in that war was and is a hero.

Not many left.

[SheltieLover]

3. A true war hero!

Rest in power!

[wendyb-NC]

4. Thank you for your service for freedom

R.I.P. Mr Rose,

[Dem2theMax]

5. From this daughter of two World War II veterans,

I thank you for fighting for all of our freedoms,
Mr. Rose.

You truly were the greatest generation.