Damn ww1 now an era is gone now ww2 up are next and there comin within 10 or 20 and just sad to see eras go really but at least we have videos of them to honor thier memories
:'( i never knew him but he looks like a good man and at a young age he wanted to fight for his country he is a true hero i salute you and rest in peace even though your not with us physically your still with us in our hearts :)
MY WAS WAS DIFFERENT I WAS 17 AND GOT JUMPED BY 3 BAD BOYS ,, THEY HURT ME IM STILL SUFFERING ,, I ALWAYS LOOK UP TO MY GRAND FATHER THAT WAS IN THE WAR IN WW1 ITALY ,IM AND ITALIAN I WAS BULLIED AND WAS GANG UP ON AS WITNESSES SAW ME GET KICKED AND PUNCHED TO THE GROUND AND BRASS NUCKLE TO THE FACE,, IM STILL HURTING,, THIS IS ME AT 67 NOW ,, ILL NEVER FORGET,, THE COURTS THRU IT OUT NO WITNESSES BUT THERE WERE TEACHERS A PRINCAPLE AND LOTS OF STUDENT THAT WERE THERE ,, NOT ONE CAME FORWARD ,, SCARED THATS WHAT THEY WERE ,,IN 1973 IT WAS A NO WITNESS NO CAMERAS ETC,, GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM
How’s that hard to believe? The average person lives to the age of less than 85. To enlist, you generally had to be 18, which would put almost all military personnel, at minimum, at the age of 120 at the time of writing your comment. That’s minimum. Not hard at all to believe.
this is a great story for history and I believe that he is a part of Canadian WWI History who cares if he saw action in the trenches or not. his story is one that has to be told. I guess he died r.i.p. boy soldier
It's a shame The Edmonton Journal didn't respect John's wishes and referred to him as a WW1 Veteran. He rightly didn't want to be known as that, nor called a hero because he didn't take part in the conflict. I'd be mortified if people called me a veteran of a certain war or a hero of a certain war if all I did during said conflict was train in another part of the world as my brave peers were being killed or injured on the battlefield.
They won't let me reply under the comment in question, so I'll have to do it here: WITHOUT 6.1M views 1 year ago "DO YOU KNOW THAT THE SOME 1815 WATERLOO VETERANS WERE STILL ALIVE IN 1923 IN UNITED KINGDOM" I will never understand why people give the thumbs up to a statement without knowing if it's true or not! Of course people who fought in The Battle Of Waterloo weren't alive in 1923! The last survivors of said battle died at the end of the 19th Century.
what happens when there gone! all of them WW1 WW2 thats it its soo sad i just cant believe it came and went so fast. its better to know decades ago he and so many were there. rest in peace
I’m related to him, as he is apart of my mom’s family. I’m very proud of my family’s military history.
Interesting user name! I live rather close to Queenston Heights
UPDATE = He died in 2010 at the age of 109
Damn ww1 now an era is gone now ww2 up are next and there comin within 10 or 20 and just sad to see eras go really but at least we have videos of them to honor thier memories
Yes I have to agree on that
These people were fighting for our country without them we wouldn’t be a free country
@@fragglesongs1478 you arent wrong
boulder man the last living world war ll veteran died on December 27th 2018 at age 112
This makes me Happy to be Canaidian!
:'( i never knew him but he looks like a good man and at a young age he wanted to fight for his country he is a true hero i salute you and rest in peace even though your not with us physically your still with us in our hearts :)
Never forget this brave hero😌👏🏼❤️
Makes me proud to be Canadian🇨🇦
Thank you for protecting our country, it makes me proud to be a Canadian 😊
Regardless if you fought in combat or not. As long as you participate in the most ruthless war that is a testament to your bravery. Salute to you sir
Good man with a hart of gold, my gramp 108 th Ontario regiment lost his eye ww1, I miss him
This makes me proud to be Canadian. To know so many brave men would lie about their age to help fight for their country. He is a Canadian hero. ❤️🇨🇦
MY WAS WAS DIFFERENT I WAS 17 AND GOT JUMPED BY 3 BAD BOYS ,, THEY HURT ME IM STILL SUFFERING ,, I ALWAYS LOOK UP TO MY GRAND FATHER THAT WAS IN THE WAR IN WW1 ITALY ,IM AND ITALIAN I WAS BULLIED AND WAS GANG UP ON AS WITNESSES SAW ME GET KICKED AND PUNCHED TO THE GROUND AND BRASS NUCKLE TO THE FACE,, IM STILL HURTING,, THIS IS ME AT 67 NOW ,, ILL NEVER FORGET,, THE COURTS THRU IT OUT NO WITNESSES BUT THERE WERE TEACHERS A PRINCAPLE AND LOTS OF STUDENT THAT WERE THERE ,, NOT ONE CAME FORWARD ,, SCARED THATS WHAT THEY WERE ,,IN 1973 IT WAS A NO WITNESS NO CAMERAS ETC,, GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM
watching this on remembrance day R.I.P John Babcock
Rest In Peace :((
You know he must have been a great fighter if he was still alive in the 21st century,
I salute you sah!
It's hard to believe that there arnt many vets left of this war
There’s none left now.
How’s that hard to believe? The average person lives to the age of less than 85. To enlist, you generally had to be 18, which would put almost all military personnel, at minimum, at the age of 120 at the time of writing your comment. That’s minimum. Not hard at all to believe.
Such a humble man! Absolute legend
Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you for the work that went into this special, yet terribly important documentary!
thank you for your service :(
RIP for you and my great great uncles(4 of them) who fought in ww1 even if they faught for britian.
I hate when people call trenches muddy holes when there literally TRENCHES
Yes I know I lived in one, no matter how deep past 2ft and has connections it is considered a trench a hole has no connections
@Shimmerwave That's sad.
R.I.P
this is a great story for history and I believe that he is a part of Canadian WWI History
who cares if he saw action in the trenches or not. his story is one that has to be told.
I guess he died r.i.p. boy soldier
I wish I could sing with him
👍👍👍
Very spritely for his age
It's a shame The Edmonton Journal didn't respect John's wishes and referred to him as a WW1 Veteran.
He rightly didn't want to be known as that, nor called a hero because he didn't take part in the conflict.
I'd be mortified if people called me a veteran of a certain war or a hero of a certain war if all I did during said conflict was train in another part of the world as my brave peers were being killed or injured on the battlefield.
He was a boy soldier!
I would make fun of his name, but that would be cruel.
this should have gotten more press at the time
@PepsiTasteLikeCoke yeah he passed away feb 18 2010
They won't let me reply under the comment in question, so I'll have to do it here:
WITHOUT 6.1M views
1 year ago
"DO YOU KNOW THAT THE SOME 1815 WATERLOO VETERANS WERE STILL ALIVE IN 1923 IN UNITED KINGDOM"
I will never understand why people give the thumbs up to a statement without knowing if it's true or not!
Of course people who fought in The Battle Of Waterloo weren't alive in 1923!
The last survivors of said battle died at the end of the 19th Century.
He looks like hes 75 years old not these melting old people type :))
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We really are taking over aren't we?
is he dead now? :(
Its a old vid
They are all gone now. Soon the last WWII and Korean conflict veterans pass into history.
Hello
He look 70
what happens when there gone! all of them WW1 WW2 thats it its soo sad i just cant believe it came and went so fast. its better to know decades ago he and so many were there. rest in peace
Dingo ikr