Henry Allingham who lived for 113 years and 42 days was Britain's oldest surviving volunteer of the Great War. Incredibly he fought on land, sea and in the air in that titanic struggle. He was the last founding member of the Royal Air Force and its precursor, the Royal Naval Air Service, and the last surviving veteran of the Battle of Jutland. He survived six monarchs, and 21 prime ministers during his long life, and was one of the last living links to the Victorian age. He was the world's oldest man and the oldest Englishman ever.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Kitchener's Last Volunteer, R.I.P.
Last Battle of Jutland survivor died at the age of 113 on July 18th
Henry Allingham who lived for 113 years and 42 days was Britain's oldest surviving volunteer of the Great War. Incredibly he fought on land, sea and in the air in that titanic struggle. He was the last founding member of the Royal Air Force and its precursor, the Royal Naval Air Service, and the last surviving veteran of the Battle of Jutland. He survived six monarchs, and 21 prime ministers during his long life, and was one of the last living links to the Victorian age. He was the world's oldest man and the oldest Englishman ever.
Henry Allingham who lived for 113 years and 42 days was Britain's oldest surviving volunteer of the Great War. Incredibly he fought on land, sea and in the air in that titanic struggle. He was the last founding member of the Royal Air Force and its precursor, the Royal Naval Air Service, and the last surviving veteran of the Battle of Jutland. He survived six monarchs, and 21 prime ministers during his long life, and was one of the last living links to the Victorian age. He was the world's oldest man and the oldest Englishman ever.
I imagine the land unit he served with would have been the Royal Naval Division?
ReplyDeleteMay he certainly rest in peace, may it be in a place far superior to this globe we call earth.