One of the Last of His Generation, Second World War Vet in New Brunswick Dies

100-year-old Second World War veteran Angus Hamilton, centre, and Rev. Bob Jones, right, sing O Canada as part of the provincial Remembrance Day ceremony in Fredericton, Nov. 11, 2022. The Canadian Press/Stephen MacGillivray

Angus Hamilton, who served as a radar technician in Southeast Asia during the Second World War and returned home to a successful career in the civil service and academia, has died in Fredericton at the age of 100.

Born in Listowel, Ont., on April 18, 1922, Hamilton grew up on a farm, with the Great Depression shaping his early years