The NSW community that salutes their veteran neighbour with annual Anzac Day street parade

The yearly street march for Anzac Day, which pays tribute to a centenarian veteran from the region.

Jack Bartlett, a veteran of the Second World War, is currently at the age of 100 and has participated in every Anzac Day march for over six decades without fail.

Even if it requires joining his own procession outside his residence in Avoca Beach, which has become a customary event for the local community every year.

Hundreds of Bartlett's neighbours on the NSW Central Coast gathered at the top of the steps to his home while firefighters held up traffic.

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Nowadays, it’s quite difficult to make your way to the Anzac Day march that takes place in the city. Therefore, the march is brought to the individual instead.

These days, Jack moves at a slower pace and his knee still gives him trouble from a fight he had on a ship 80 years ago.

"When I reached the age of 18, I enlisted in the army. It may sound peculiar, but one of the primary incentives for joining was the provision of a pair of boots, clothing, and food," he explained.

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"I was raised during the time of economic hardship known as the Great Depression, and then I left."

Anzac Day holds significance for him as it pertains to the forthcoming cohort.

He expressed his fondness for meeting children as they hold the key to our future.

"I wish for them to enjoy a lengthy and joyful life without the need to engage in warfare once they reach the age of 18."

Jack entered the military as a result of being informed that he was not sufficiently bulky to qualify for the navy.

After the war ended, he worked in New Guinea and the Soloman Islands, clearing the explosives that were abandoned.

Out of all the men who were in the service on HMAS Manoora during the Second World War, Bartlett remains the only surviving member according to official documents.

If you inquire from him about it, he shall continue to honor Anzac Day for many more years.

"I will continue to reside in this place and remain here until I expire.. and I do not have the desire to pass away at this moment," he expressed.