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Scotsman has an article by Liam Paterson about Jock Wilson, who died at 105. That's not unusual, especially for a WWII vet these days, but it's where he served that was special:
It has been reported that Britain's oldest veteran of the Normandy landings died on Monday, aged 105.
Jock Wilson, from Dunbar in East Lothian, was an observer for the 79th Regiment Royal Artillery. He made his landing at Juno Beach and took part in the subsequent savage fighting in the beachhead that ended in one of the biggest defeats for German forces in WWII.
Twice wounded in the war, he received the Military Medal for his actions and was also awarded France's highest decoration – the Legion d'Honneur – by Jacques Chirac at the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings in 2004.
Mr. Wilson had only recently celebrated his 105th birthday, where he was presented with a congratulatory telegram from the Queen.
Rico says that's undoubtedly what you want on your hundred-and-fifth, a fucking telegram from the Queen... (But we Wilsons have to stick together, even in death.)
The Scotsman has an article by Liam Paterson about Jock Wilson, who died at 105. That's not unusual, especially for a WWII vet these days, but it's where he served that was special:
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