Australia has marked the 107th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting in World War I. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS

Former commando Allan Miles never met his World War I veteran father who died months before his birth.

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But the OAM recipient believes anyone who has signed up to the Australian Defence Force is linked to previous generations.

"They have a connection to everyone who has served before," he told AAP.

"We go back to the young men who served in Korea and then in Malaya, they became our instructors for men like myself who served in the 60s and 70s, which was

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