Army veteran Arthur “Roy” Guenther is celebrating his 100th birthday this Saturday, October 20.
Local MP Darren Chester, who is also Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, visited Mr Guenther at Yallambee Aged Care in Traralgon to personally congratulate him on the milestone birthday.
Mr Guenther is a World War II veteran, who served in the infantry with the 57th/60th Battalion known as the Hard and Bold Regiment. Roy also served in New Guinea for 18 months and Bougainville for 20 months.
“It was great to spend some time with Roy and thank him for his service to our nation,” Mr Chester said.
“He’s quite a character and much-loved by his large family and the staff at Yallambee.
“Roy is good for a yarn about his life experiences, still loves following the Collingwood Football Club and enjoys the occasional punt on the races.”
