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Roy Longmore
Roy Longmore (29 April 1894 – 21 June 2001) was an Australian centenarian, and one of the last two living veterans of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) serving in World War I.〔( "Australia Day: Australian Legends," ) ''Stamp Bulletin'' (Australia Post), p. 3.〕
==ANZAC soldier==
Longmore set aside his life as a farm-hand in Geelong, Victoria, when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at age 21. Private (Pte) Roy Longmore, 3rd Reinforcements, 21st Battalion, of Bannockburn, Victoria enlisted on 13 July 1915; and he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT ''Anchises'' on 26 August 1915.〔Australian War Memorial: (Pte. Lognmore, Photo Id DA10145, September 1915 )〕 After training in Egypt, was sent to the Battle of Gallipoli where he was a sapper with the 2nd Division, burrowing underneath the Turkish positions and laying mines. After evacuation from Turkey, he fought at Pozières, Armentières, and Villers-Bretonneux.〔 He was wounded three times in France and was momentarily given up for dead when he was shot as the Armistice in November 1918, approached. He later recalled,
:"We were patrolling in a gully when suddenly half a dozen Germans appeared over a hill armed with machine guns and opened fire. Jerry riddled me, knocking me flat on my back, and the last I heard was 'Longy's had it, they got him.'"
Fortunately, his fellow soldiers saw him move and rescued him.〔Goldstein, Richard. ( "Roy Longmore Dies; Australian 'Legend,' 107," ) ''New York Times.'' 2 July 2001.〕 Lance Sergeant (LSgt) and returned to Australia on 16 March 1919 as a member of the 2nd Pioneer Battalion.〔
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