Posted AT 4:01 PM EDT on 09/05/07
Canadian veteran of First World War dies
TORONTO — Percy Dwight Wilson, a 106-year-old veteran of the First World War, died early Wednesday at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, leaving only one surviving veteran of The Great War.
His passing follows the death of Lloyd Clement on Feb. 21 at the age of 107. The only other surviving veteran of the war is John (Jack) Babcock, 106, who lives in Spokane, Wash. and is an American citizen.
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