Henry Allingham the world's oldest man dies.
 

First World War veteran Henry Allingham – who last month officially became the world's oldest man – has died at the age of 113.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...gham-dies.html

RIP Mr Allingham.

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He had a long life, I saw him interviewed on TV a few times and he came across as a nice man. R.I.P. Henry.

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Unfortunately he is probably the last of a generation that gave without thinking or demanding anything in return. RIP Henry, enjoy the wild wild women ;)

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Having seen Henry interviewed many times I'm certain he'll be delighted to be reunited with all those comrades he left behind after the war. There could be no more fitting memorial to those who perished that we never forget the carnage of war on that scale and do our outmost never to venture down that route again.

God bless Henry and all those who served!

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Well I hope he's now at peace wherever such an indomitable spirit goes to.

Sad to think there are so few real witness left to the carnage of WW1.:(

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A brave and honorable man. A man who saw unimaginable horrors in both wars and had seen his friends and comrades die in both wars.

R.I.P Henry

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Type of person we need more of not less a truly honourable gentleman who will be sorely missed R.I.P.

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He seemed like a nice man. Rest in peace.

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RIP, he was such a humble man.

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when i watched a documentary featuring him and a few others ,The last Tommy,i think, he and the other survivors came accross as people who didn't think they had done anything special ,just their duty

R.I.P Henry you did us proud

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R.I.P

Mr Allingham had five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, 14 great-great grandchildren and one great-great-great grandchild.

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A truly sad day for not only Henry's family and friends, but for Britain as a whole. After watching on the news the announcement from St Dunstan's I was very surprised to hear that Henry had only been living there for four years, apparently he'd still been living in his own home in Eastbourne until he was 109...
A founder member of the RAF the last survivor of the battle of Jutland, Henry was living history and he was in great demand from the schools around Brighton to come in and talk to the children about his life, something I think both enjoyed.
I imagine there will be a great turnout for Henry on the day of his funeral, as he had become quite a celebrity locally these last few years.
RIP Henry, you'll certainly be missed by a grateful nation.

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a true gentleman,r.i.p. henry

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Umm most men fighting in World War One were conscripted right up to the age of 50 and if they refused this happened to them.

Having said that the sacrifice is just as great and whether they fought voluntarily or not they still deserve our utmost respect and gratitude.

RIP.

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If it wasn't for him and the many thousands of others who made the ultimate sacrifice we wouldn't be where we are today. RIP old boy.

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Well in terms of no catalyst for communism, no WWII, no Holocaust, no international terrorism etc you might be right.

His passing is still sad though, last of the Victorians :(

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You're forgetting Harry Patch who was born on 17th June 1898.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Patch

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Harry truly is the "last tommy" now.

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His last portrait will be sold off to raise funds for the ex-forces care home where Henry spent his last days :)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8165712.stm

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Henry's funeral date has been announced, thursday 30th at Brighton's biggest church, I'd imagine there will be a very large crowd to see the old boy off.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8162101.stm

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Posted in it's own thread but now Harry Patch has passed away

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...rry-patch.html

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Seems like the bigwigs will be getting the best seats though..I suspect the public will be out in the rain..:erm: