One of Northland’s last surviving World War II veterans has died aged 101.
Bill Guest served in Egypt and Italy before returning to the family farm in Motukauri, North Hokianga, where he remained until he was 99.
Daughter Diana Mules said he celebrated his 101st birthday just a week earlier, and died on Saturday surrounded by loved ones at Rāwene Hospital.
Apart from four years overseas during the war, her father spent his entire life in Hokianga, where most of his descendants live to this day.
“He had a great life, and he served his community and his country well,” she said.