Henry Allingham dies

[acooling08]

The worlds oldest man and WW1 serviceman had died, aged 113.

Henry Allingham served with the Royal Naval Air Service during the Great War, later transferring to the Royal Air Force and serving at Ypres.

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

He joined the Royal Naval Air Service in September 1915 before transferring to the RAF in April 1918 and was the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland.

Last month, Mr Allingham, born in 1896, became the world's oldest man following the death of previous title holder Japanese Tomoji Tanabe.

Mr Allingham once attributed his grand age to 'cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women'.

RIP Henry

[Webbo]

The worlds oldest man and WW1 serviceman had died, aged 113.

Henry Allingham served with the Royal Naval Air Service during the Great War, later transferring to the Royal Air Force and serving at Ypres.

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

He joined the Royal Naval Air Service in September 1915 before transferring to the RAF in April 1918 and was the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland.

Last month, Mr Allingham, born in 1896, became the world's oldest man following the death of previous title holder Japanese Tomoji Tanabe.

Mr Allingham once attributed his grand age to 'cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women'.

RIP Henry

I saw this on the news this morning. Seemed a genuine chap.

Anyone got him on the death list?

[StanSP]

I saw this on the news this morning. Seemed a genuine chap.

Anyone got him on the death list?

You sound like Hullfox.

[lou]

The worlds oldest man and WW1 serviceman had died, aged 113.

Henry Allingham served with the Royal Naval Air Service during the Great War, later transferring to the Royal Air Force and serving at Ypres.

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

He joined the Royal Naval Air Service in September 1915 before transferring to the RAF in April 1918 and was the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland.

Last month, Mr Allingham, born in 1896, became the world's oldest man following the death of previous title holder Japanese Tomoji Tanabe.

Mr Allingham once attributed his grand age to 'cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women'.

RIP Henry

Bless him! So not only did he have a long life, sounds like he enjoyed it too! RIP

[Steven]

I salute you Henry. :D

[Flynny]

Occupational hazard of being the World's Oldest Man, I suppose?

[Jay]

It's kid of hard to imagine being that age I mean when he was born Queen Victoria was still the ruling monarch. lived through 2 world wars, The invention of the plane, television, radio through to things like tea bags & instant coffee stuff we take for granted the list goes on.

As for the first world war I have a bit of an interest in this it was the most shocking conflict ever the scars and memories he must have carried for so long bust have been heartbreaking to have been involved in something so violent, I mean the battle of the somme 20 000 British dead on the first day alone and over 1million on both sides dead or injured in total, he was involved with the Royal Flying Corp at the Somme who lost over 700 planes, the mental strength needed to get through that is hard to imagine, and also being in the battle of Jutland he must have seen so many of his friends and comrades killed and injured it's a haunting thought

People like him are heroes everyday men who put themselves on the line

[Fosse Boy]

R.I.P. A true hero.

[Guest]

This is the kind of person who deserves our respect, not some of the 'celebs' that have recently passed away.

RIP

[Guest Bilo]

I echo Lisa's views that this is somebody who is worthy of our respect, not some no mark celebrity who never achieved a fraction of what Allingham did in his life. He was the oldest surviving member of the British armed forces, the last founder member of the RAF, the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland as well as working throughout the Second World War. It sounds as though he had a great sense of humour as well, in spite of the horrific things he must have experienced druing the Great War.

Frankly, if he doesn't get a state funeral, it's an absolute disgrace.

RIP.

[Corky]

RIP

[AoWW]

This is the kind of person who deserves our respect, not some of the 'celebs' that have recently passed away.

RIP

Absolutely.

RIP - I hope he has a plentiful supply of cigarettes, alcohol and wild women waiting for him.

[Ultra]

Royal tribute for oldest veteran

No more than he deserved.

RIP.