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War veteran’s sad ANZAC Day passing

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A former Angaston man and World War II veteran, John Atkinson sadly died last week, while riding his gopher to the Port Broughton ANZAC Day Dawn Service, it has been reported.

According to the Yorke Peninsula Country Times, which featured John on the front page of its April 23 edition prior to his death, the 98-year-old veteran was due to lead the ANZAC Day march in his coastal hometown, just as ...


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