RIP Henry Allingham

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RIP Henry Allingham

Postby JAS » Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:42 pm

The worlds oldest man and one of the last surviving veterans of WWI has died.
Won't copy the entire article as it's quite long but bear with it to the end...there is a little Aussie connection there.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8157128.stm

Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and one of the last surviving World War I servicemen, has died at the age of 113, his care home has said.

Mr Allingham served with the Royal Naval Air Service in WWI, later transferring to the Royal Air Force at the time of its creation.


and his fascinating obituary...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6958420.stm

RIP Henry and thank you

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