John Babcock
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John F. Babcock (born July 23, 1900) is one of only two surviving veterans of the Canadian military to have served in the First World War.
Babcock was born in Ontario, and he was 15 when he joined the 146th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. A few months later, he arrived in England. John was transferred to reserve battalions, and in August 1917 he ended up with the Boys' Battalion (also known as the "Young Soldiers' Battalion"), waiting until he was old enough to go to the front lines. Before he could leave for the front, the war ended.
Babcock emigrated to the US in the 1920s, and served briefly in the United States Army as well. He still lives with his wife Dorothy in Spokane, Washington at age 106.
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