But tomorrow it will come to him. With his body too frail to attend a service, the military s top brass will lead a special Anzac Day ceremony at the 96-year-old s nursing home. Around 40 guests will be there to honour the army private, who has blood cancer. World War II veteran Bill Morris, 96, had one wish â to march again on Anzac Day. Picture: Alex Coppel He s one of Australia s last remaining Island Hoppers - a dogged team who skipped over Japanese strongholds to seize less fortified islands during the Allied advance across the Pacific during World War II. In an extraordinary effort to recognise Mr Morris service an army major will fly from Canberra for Sunday s event.
But tomorrow it will come to him. With his body too frail to attend a service, the military s top brass will lead a special Anzac Day ceremony at the 96-year-old s nursing home. Around 40 guests will be there to honour the army private, who has blood cancer. World War II veteran Bill Morris, 96, had one wish â to march again on Anzac Day. Picture: Alex Coppel He s one of Australia s last remaining Island Hoppers - a dogged team who skipped over Japanese strongholds to seize less fortified islands during the Allied advance across the Pacific during World War II. In an extraordinary effort to recognise Mr Morris service an army major will fly from Canberra for Sunday s event.
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But tomorrow it will come to him. With his body too frail to attend a service, the military s top brass will lead a special Anzac Day ceremony at the 96-year-old s nursing home. Around 40 guests will be there to honour the army private, who has blood cancer. World War II veteran Bill Morris, 96, had one wish â to march again on Anzac Day. Picture: Alex Coppel He s one of Australia s last remaining Island Hoppers - a dogged team who skipped over Japanese strongholds to seize less fortified islands during the Allied advance across the Pacific during World War II. In an extraordinary effort to recognise Mr Morris service an army major will fly from Canberra for Sunday s event.
But tomorrow it will come to him. With his body too frail to attend a service, the military s top brass will lead a special Anzac Day ceremony at the 96-year-old s nursing home. Around 40 guests will be there to honour the army private, who has blood cancer. World War II veteran Bill Morris, 96, had one wish â to march again on Anzac Day. Picture: Alex Coppel He s one of Australia s last remaining Island Hoppers - a dogged team who skipped over Japanese strongholds to seize less fortified islands during the Allied advance across the Pacific during World War II. In an extraordinary effort to recognise Mr Morris service an army major will fly from Canberra for Sunday s event.