February 13, 2008 file photo of John Babcock Canada's last survivor of WWI.Brian J Gavriloff/Canwest News Service
John 'Jack' Babcock, Last Known Canadian WWI Vet, Dies -- The Slate
John "Jack" Babcock was a 151/2-year-old Canadian farm boy when he joined the 146th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1916 during World War I.
"They were hard up for men then," he recalled in 2003 in the Ottawa Citizen. "They didn't have the draft yet" and relied on enlistees.
Babcock, Canada's last known World War I veteran, died Thursday at 109 at his home in Spokane, Wash.
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More News On The Last Canadian Vet
John Babcock and the legacy of the ordinary soldier -- CBC
Last known Canadian First World War veteran dies, aged 109 -- National Post
Death of a survivor -- Ottawa Citizen
The last of a great generation -- Times Colonist
A man of his time -- Ottawa Citizen
The last veteran -- Hamilton Spectator
War veteran's family says no to state funeral -- Globe And Mail
My Comment: There is only one US soldier left from that era .... and when he is gone a connection to our history will be gone forever.
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