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Farid Farid

Last NSW ‘Rat of Tobruk’ dies aged 106

Several of the famed Rats of Tobruk in the searing heat of the Libyan Desert in 1941. Photo: AAP/Australian War Memorial

The last remaining of the NSW Rats of Tobruk has died, leaving behind only a few survivors of the infamous World War II campaign in the North African desert.

Ernie Walker was remembered as a “modest hero” after he died last week aged 106. His funeral will be held on Thursday.

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