John Henry Lockett was the oldest man ever in Australia when he died aged 111 years, 123 days.
10 Facts About Jack Lockett
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Jack Lockett was born in the small Victorian town of Waanyarra, near Bendigo.
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Jack Lockett left school aged 9 to work on a local farm.
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Jack Lockett served in France with the 38th Battalion, earning promotion to sergeant and was discharged on 20 September 1919.
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In 2000, aged 109, Jack Lockett participated in the 2000 Olympic Torch Relay.
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Jack Lockett died of kidney failure at age 111 years, 123 days, just three days after fellow supercentenarian Christina Cock, the oldest woman and person ever in Australia and Oceania.
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Jack Lockett was the oldest man and Freemason ever in Australia and in Oceania.
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At the time of his death, Lockett was survived by four children: Jack, Kevin, Joyce and Ron; fifteen grandchildren and twenty-four great-grandchildren.
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Jack Lockett was Australia's oldest verified male until 2021 when Dexter Kruger set a new national record.
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Jack Lockett was amongst the world's 100 oldest verified males until 2021.