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Jack Le Cras: Perth veteran who witnessed official end of WWII turns 100, shares secret to long life

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Jack Le Cras: Perth veteran who witnessed official end of WWII turns 100, shares secret to long life

Perth’s Jack Le Cras is one of the last surviving WWII veterans in the world to have witnessed Japan’s official surrender in 1945, but his 100 years have been defined by a lifetime of service.

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