{"id":60481,"date":"2025-08-08T15:53:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/hundreds-pay-tribute-to-uks-oldest-ww2-veteran-donald-rose\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:53:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:53:38","slug":"hundreds-pay-tribute-to-uks-oldest-ww2-veteran-donald-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/hundreds-pay-tribute-to-uks-oldest-ww2-veteran-donald-rose\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds pay tribute to UK’s oldest WW2 veteran Donald Rose"},"content":{"rendered":"


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People lined the streets of Ilkeston for Donald Rose’s funeral<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Hundreds of mourners gathered to say a final goodbye to the UK’s oldest man and oldest World War Two veteran, who died at the age of 110 last month.<\/p>\n

The death of Donald Rose was announced<\/a> by Erewash Borough Council on 11 July.<\/p>\n

Mr Rose, who served in the Queen’s Royal Regiment as a sniper, survived a bullet to the leg in the D-Day landings. <\/p>\n

On Friday, his hearse was escorted by more than 100 motorcycles from Morrisons in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, to Ilkeston Town’s football ground, where a service took place. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Rose was the UK’s oldest man at the time of his death<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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There was then a parade in Bath Street before military personnel, veterans and the public saluted him at the cenotaph in the town centre.<\/p>\n

The veteran, originally from Westcott, Surrey, joined the regiment at the age of 25 and went on to train as a sniper.<\/p>\n

Mr Rose served in North Africa and Europe and was part of the division that liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany.<\/p>\n

He was eventually a recipient of France’s highest award – the French Legion of Honour.<\/p>\n

In May, Mr Rose, who was a resident at the Canal Vue Care Home in Ilkeston, was awarded the Freedom of Erewash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Rose joined the Queen’s Royal Regiment at the age of 25<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Addressing a crowd of people gathered at the service, John Wallace, a parade marshal for the Royal British Legion in Derbyshire, said: “Don had an interest in motorbikes.<\/p>\n

“It is fitting that Don’s final journey is accompanied by so many like-minded people, and it is a wonderful tribute.<\/p>\n

“He epitomised all that was great and all that we have to be grateful for to his generation.”<\/p>\n

The service was told that the great-grandfather joined the army because, in his own words, “they needed me to fight” and “I wanted to save this country from the fascists”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Rose was the UK’s oldest World War Two veteran<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A biker escort was held from Morrisons to Ilkeston Town Football Club<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A service took place at the club’s football ground<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Mr Rose received multiple honours in his life <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n


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