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1. www.smh.com.au › national › i-don-t-want-to-be-aTom Pritchard: Last Rat of Tobruk dead at age 102

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   5 days ago · Tom Pritchard, the last living Rat of Tobruk. Liza-Jayne Lyons/AWM 2017.520.1.1975. He worked with Victoria’s State Electricity Commission and together they raised four children, living in ...

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3. www.abc.net.au › news › 2024/08/06Australia's last Rat of Tobruk Tom Pritchard dies aged 102

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   5 days ago · A public memorial for all Rats of Tobruk will take place in Melbourne at a date to be advised. Tom Pritchard, Australia's last Rat of Tobruk, has died aged 102. The World War II veteran was the ...

4. www.theadvocate.com.au › story › 8721329Last Rat of Tobruk dies, eyes turn to next generation

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   5 days ago · The Australians, known as the Rats of Tobruk by their enemies, embraced the nickname and it has stuck to this day. Mr Pritchard, Australia's last living link to the battle, died on Saturday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese honoured the veteran as "the last standing of an extraordinary group of Australians".

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6. www.thesenior.com.au › story › 8720227Tom Pritchard, Australia's last Rat of Tobruk, dies aged 102 ...

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   5 days ago · The Rats of Tobruk were soldiers of the Australian-led Allied garrison that held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the Afrika Corps, during the siege that lasted more than 240 days.

7. www.theaustralian.com.au › nation › defenceTom Pritchard’s wish: remember all Rats of Tobruk, not just me

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   5 days ago · Last man standing Tom Pritchard will have his dying wish honoured after he is laid to rest on Thursday: a send-off for all the Australian Rats of Tobruk, not just him. His death at 102 severed the last living link to a chapter of the Anzac story that gained lustre as the legend of the Rats grew.

8. www.youtube.com › watchRemembering Australia's ‘Rats Of Tobruk’ As Final Member Dies

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   5 days ago · Australia's last Rat of Tobruk, Tom Pritchard, has died aged 102. The WWII veteran was the last living link to an incredible chapter of history. Vietnam war veteran Normie Rowe had an uncle...

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   Was Tom Pritchard Australia's last rat of Tobruk?

   • Tom Pritchard was Australia's last Rat of Tobruk. (Supplied: The Rats of Tobruk Association.) Tom Pritchard, Australia's last Rat of Tobruk, has died aged 102. He was the last direct link with the 14,000 Australian servicemen who served in World War II in Tobruk.

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   Was the rats of Tobruk a war movie?

   • The Rats of Tobruk was a film foray into one of Australia's most significant World War II engagements. Below is a collection of AustLit records relating to The Rats of Tobruk. Australia's only fully war-time feature, The Rats of Tobruk focuses on three friends who are cattle droving in the outback just before the outbreak of World War II.

   Australian Film on the Internet Archive - The Rats of Tobruk (1944

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   Will there be a funeral for rats of Tobruk?

   • A private family funeral will be held per Pritchard's request, but a public memorial for all Rats of Tobruk will take place in Melbourne at a date to be advised, the association said. It said a condolence book will be made available at Tobruk House for members to sign.

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   How did the rats survive the Siege of Tobruk?

   • His father fought as part of the 13th Battalion, which formed part of the of the Australians that survived the Siege of Tobruk. The soldiers became known as the "rats" because of their tactic of hiding in foxholes, allowing Nazi tanks to roll past them, and then popping up and attacking from behind.

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10. www.9news.com.au › national › thomas-pritchard-lastLast Australian 'Rat of Tobruk' dies aged 102 - 9News

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    5 days ago · Thomas Pritchard, Australia's last "Rat of Tobruk", one of that famed garrison who held the eponymous Libyan port against a furious Nazi siege in World War II, has died.