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'John Henry 'Jack' Lockett' (22 January1891 - 25 May2002), was an Australian veteran of the First World War and the oldest man in Australia at the time of his death at the age of 111. He died just three days after fellow supercentenarian, Australia's oldest woman and oldest person ever, Christina Cock, who was 114 at the time of her death.
Lockett was born in the small Victorian town of Waanyarra, near Bendigo. He left school at the age of twelve, to work on a local farm. Later he worked for his uncles in The Mallee. In 1916, Lockett travelled to Mildura to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force. He served in France, earning promotion to sergeant, and was discharged on September 201919.
After the war, Lockett returned to The Mallee and selected a 1 square mile (2.6 km²) block of land in Linga, Victoria, deciding to make his living as a farmer. In 1923 he married Maybell Ingwerson, and they had four children together. In 1963 the couple retired to Bendigo, leaving the farmland, which now covered more than 130 000 acres (526 km²), in the care of their children and grandchildren.
In 1998, Lockett and his fellow known surviving veterans were made a ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur by the French government for their service in the war. In 2000, at the age of 109, he participated in the 2000 Olympic Torch Relay. On 11 June2001, he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the community of Bendigo, particularly as a representative of Australia war veterans. Lockett died of kidney failure at age 111.
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★ Medal of the Order of Australia (awarded June 112001)
★ British War Medal
★ Victory Medal
★ 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal (awarded April 211999)
★ Centenary Medal (awarded January 12002)
★ ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur (awarded July 41998)
★ Personal Stories: John "Jack" Lockett - ''Victorians At War'' project page (includes photographs)
★ "AUSTRALIA FAREWELLS OUR OLDEST DIGGER", Department of Veterans Affairs press release.
★ "Farewell to a gentle veteran", Meaghan Shaw, ''The Age'', 2002-05-27. Accessed 2005-10-25.
★ "Vale Jack Lockett: a zest for life for 111 years", Farah Farouque, ''The Age'', 2002-05-31. Accessed 2005-10-25.
★ Another Kind of Survival – The Story Of Jack Lockett – Radio National catalogue summary. Accessed 2005-10-25.
★ Jack Lockett – Transcript of interview by Ina Bertrand – an interview in Bendigo on 2000-12-13. Accessed 2005-10-25.
★ National Archives of Australia Service Record of Sgt J.H. Lockett, Regt Number 1194
★ Oldest people
★ Supercentenarian
★ Veterans of the First World War who died in 2002
| Contents |
| Overview |
| Honours and awards |
| External link |
| References |
| See also |
Overview
Lockett was born in the small Victorian town of Waanyarra, near Bendigo. He left school at the age of twelve, to work on a local farm. Later he worked for his uncles in The Mallee. In 1916, Lockett travelled to Mildura to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force. He served in France, earning promotion to sergeant, and was discharged on September 201919.
After the war, Lockett returned to The Mallee and selected a 1 square mile (2.6 km²) block of land in Linga, Victoria, deciding to make his living as a farmer. In 1923 he married Maybell Ingwerson, and they had four children together. In 1963 the couple retired to Bendigo, leaving the farmland, which now covered more than 130 000 acres (526 km²), in the care of their children and grandchildren.
In 1998, Lockett and his fellow known surviving veterans were made a ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur by the French government for their service in the war. In 2000, at the age of 109, he participated in the 2000 Olympic Torch Relay. On 11 June2001, he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the community of Bendigo, particularly as a representative of Australia war veterans. Lockett died of kidney failure at age 111.
Honours and awards
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★ Medal of the Order of Australia (awarded June 112001)
★ British War Medal
★ Victory Medal
★ 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal (awarded April 211999)
★ Centenary Medal (awarded January 12002)
★ ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur (awarded July 41998)
External link
★ Personal Stories: John "Jack" Lockett - ''Victorians At War'' project page (includes photographs)
References
★ "AUSTRALIA FAREWELLS OUR OLDEST DIGGER", Department of Veterans Affairs press release.
★ "Farewell to a gentle veteran", Meaghan Shaw, ''The Age'', 2002-05-27. Accessed 2005-10-25.
★ "Vale Jack Lockett: a zest for life for 111 years", Farah Farouque, ''The Age'', 2002-05-31. Accessed 2005-10-25.
★ Another Kind of Survival – The Story Of Jack Lockett – Radio National catalogue summary. Accessed 2005-10-25.
★ Jack Lockett – Transcript of interview by Ina Bertrand – an interview in Bendigo on 2000-12-13. Accessed 2005-10-25.
★ National Archives of Australia Service Record of Sgt J.H. Lockett, Regt Number 1194
See also
★ Oldest people
★ Supercentenarian
★ Veterans of the First World War who died in 2002
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