branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date nickname article_title name
23px british army dunbar , scotland 29 september 2008 edinburgh , scotland united kingdom united kingdom 79th artillery -lrb- scottish horse -rrb- medium regiment , royal military medal légion d'honneur d-day 07 september 1903 jock jock wilson -lrb- british army soldier -rrb-
 john wilson
jock wilson -lrb- british army soldier -rrb-

john nicholson `` jock '' wilson mm -lrb- 7 september 1903 -- 29 september 2008 -rrb- was a british serviceman , who was great britain 's oldest d-day veteran .
wilson was a soldier in the 79th -lrb- scottish horse -rrb- 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 .
