Jock Wilson

Military Person

1903 – 2008

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Who was Jock Wilson?

John Nicholson "Jock" Wilson MM was a British serviceman, who was Great Britain's oldest D-Day veteran. Wilson was a soldier in the 79th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery. On 6 June 1944, during the Second World War, Wilson landed at Juno Beach and participated in the fighting that led to one of the biggest defeats for Germany.

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Born
Sep 7, 1903
Edinburgh
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Lived in
  • Edinburgh
Died
Sep 29, 2008
Dunbar

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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