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Private John Henry Foster Babcock

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1900-07-23
Place of birth: LoughboroughTownship Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. J. T. Babcock, Mother
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: Perth Road (no municipality given) Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 2010-02-18

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 835571
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail

Private (Army).

Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: yes

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 18591
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0325-S025
Uploader's Notes:

As of February 26, 2007 John Babcock is one of only two surviving CEF Veterans, along with Percy Wilson. The third remaining veteran, Lloyd Clemett passed away in Toronto Ontario on February 21, 2007.

John Babcock became an American Citizen 60 years ago (Toronto Star, February 23, 2007) and now resides in Spokane, Washington.

As with the other "final Great War Veterans" a web blog is in development for John Babcock. You can view that here:

http://cefww1soldierjbabcock.blogspot.com/

As of May 2007 he became the last surviving Canadian from WWI on the passing of Percy Wilson at 106.

John Henry Foster Babcock died in Spokane, Washington , U.S.A. on Thursday Februeary 18, 2010 at 109 years of age. Obituary on the front page of the Globe and Mail (Feb 19, 2010) opens with the paragraph: "A last trumpet for John Henry Foster Babcock. A last muffled beat of the drum."

Uploader's Research notes: Note: Place of birth on attestation papers given as Lober Twp. Corrected to Lobourough on advice of email from hbehr [Not Specified Army Canadian Infantry 146th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2007-02-26
Last modified: 2014-05-20