11th month, 11th day, 11th hour, 11 vets
Of the 600 000 soldiers who went overseas to serve Canada in WWI, only 11 remain as of November 2003. They are:
Clare Laking of Toronto, 104.
Lloyd Clemett of Toronto, 103.
Paul Métivier of Ottawa, 103.
Lazare Gionet of Caraquet, N.B., 106.
Harold Radford of Halifax, 105.
Alice Strike of Halifax, 106.
Cyril Martin of Edmonton, 103.
William (Duke) Procter of Vernon, B.C., 103.
John F. Babcock of Spokane, Wash., 102.
Clifford Holliday of Gardena, Calif., 104.
Harold Lewis of Monterey, Calif., 102
Lest we forget...
Comments
I have to say that is one of the most wonderful things I have seen for commemorating Veteran's Day. I am grateful for the fact that you have listed these people individually and recognized them in this way. I would love to see if there is a list like this in the USA. Or if an American cared to do something like this. Maybe just maybe I will have to see what I can come up with if no one else has. I am wondering how did you find this information? Any clues for me to get started? I would really appreciate it.
Posted by: Educational Child Toy | November 12, 2003 02:22 PM
the info was just copied from a newspaper article that MT wouldn't let me link to.
Posted by: Zorbs | November 12, 2003 02:52 PM
I am curious about two soldiers - Babcock and Gionet. I have never seen their names before as WW1 veterans. Can you tell me where to get more info?
Posted by: Brad | February 16, 2004 07:48 PM