serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank article_title name
1914 -- 1947 australia essendon , victoria 18 october 2005 bega , new south wales australia first world war 24 june 1899 lieutenant william evan allan
 william evan allan
william evan allan

william evan crawford allan -lrb- 24 july 1899 -- 18 october 2005 -rrb- was , at the age of 106 , one of australia 's last living veterans of the first world war , and the last remaining australian who saw active service in both world wars .
allan was a career sailor in the royal australian navy -lrb- ran -rrb- , serving from 1914 to 1947 .
