- Paul Métivier
Paul Antonio Métivier (
July 6 ,1900 –22 December ,2004 ) was one of last surviving Canadian veterans of the First World War. He was born inMontréal, Quebec .ervice
Metiver enlisted in the
Canadian Expeditionary Force at the age of 16, having told the recruiter he was 19. He served with the 4th Canadian Division Ammunition Column, delivering munitions by mule. He was awarded theBritish War Medal andVictory Medal .During the Second World War, his son Joseph Roland was killed in combat on
August 17 ,1942 while serving with 58 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force; he has no known grave.Veteran
In later life, Metivier was awarded the French
Légion d'honneur for his service in the First World War. He became well known for his attendance at theRemembrance day ceremony in Ottawa everyNovember 11 , despite his advanced age, regardless of the weather or even his own health. He was also involved withVeterans Affairs Canada in the repatriation of Canada's Unknown Soldier from Vimy, France in 2000.He became the sole surviving veteran of World War I living in
Ottawa, Ontario and, upon his death, one of only six 6 veterans of the First World War still living in Canada. He was survived by four children, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. His wife Flore had died in 1992, after some 72 years ofmarriage .See also
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Veterans of the First World War who died in 2004 External links
* [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/series/remembrance/stories/metivier.html Globe and Mail Article on Paul Métivier November 5th 2002]
* [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/20041227/vet_obit041227/20041227/?hub=Canada&subhub=PrintStory CTV News article on Paul Métivier's Death]
* [http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=Memorials/tomb/metivier Veterans Affairs Canada link]
* [http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general_f/sub.cfm?source=feature/week/pilgrimage/bios/metivier French language biography]
* [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1104187810843&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968705899037&DPL=IvsNDS%2F7ChAX&tacodalogin=yes Toronto Star Obituary]
* [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1104174655488_28 CTV obituary]
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