Henry Allingham
British supercentenarian,who lived to age 113 · United Kingdom · Writers · Lived 1896 to 2009 · aged 113
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Something wrong?Henry William Allingham was an English supercentenarian. He is the longest-lived man ever recorded from the United Kingdom, a First World War veteran, and, for one month, was the verified oldest living man in the world. He is also the second-oldest military veteran ever.
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Allingham as an infant in 1896
Allingham in RNAS uniform at age 20 in 1916
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The Cenotaph in London at which Allingham attended ceremonies on 4 August 2004 and 11 November 2008, marking the 90th anniversary of the start and end of World War I respectively
The Officier Légion d'honneur. Awarded to Allingham in 2009.
Henry Allingham's funeral cortège leaving St Dunstan's en route to St Nicholas' ChurchAwards
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 2009 · aged 113
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