Henry Allingham
World's oldest man dies in US age 114
Apr 15, 2011 12:07 EDT
The world's oldest man, Walter Breuning, whose first memories included the day US president William McKinley was shot in 1901, has died at age 114, the retirement home where he lived said Friday.
World's oldest man Walter Bruening dies at 114
Apr 15, 2011 03:05 EDT
Walter Bruening, a retired railworker who was the world's oldest man, has died in the US state of Montana at the age of 114.
Last WWI combatant to mark 110th birthday
Mar 02, 2011 10:24 EST
World War I's last surviving combatant Claude Choules will celebrate his 110th birthday on Thursday with a low-key party, his son said, describing his father as a reluctant "celebrity" who hates war.
'Celebrity' WWI survivor to mark 110th birthday
Mar 02, 2011 05:16 EST
World War I's last surviving combatant Claude "Chuckles" Choules will celebrate his 110th birthday on Thursday with a low-key party, his son said, describing his father as a "celebrity" who hates war.
Farewell: Nobel winner, King of Pop left us in '09
Dec 30, 2009 15:36 EST
Final farewell: Nobel winner Borlaug, Kennedy, King of Pop among the notables who died in 2009. Of all the notables who died in 2009, the one who most changed the world could have walked down any Main Street USA without causing a stir.
Farewell: Nobel winner, King of Pop left us in '09
Dec 21, 2009 17:40 EST
Final farewell: Nobel winner Borlaug, Kennedy, King of Pop among the notables who died in 2009. Of all the notables who died in 2009, the one who most changed the world could have walked down any Main Street USA without causing a stir.
Queen leads Britain's ceremony for war dead
Nov 08, 2009 12:48 EST
Britain honors war dead on Remembrance Sunday as Afghanistan death toll rises. Queen Elizabeth II led Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead Sunday, honoring them with a moment of silence as the military reported that more than 200 British soldiers have been killed in combat in Afghanistan.
Britain's final WWI infantryman honored at funeral
Aug 06, 2009 14:09 EDT
A survivor and simple man: UK honors last World War I infantryman by uniting former enemies. Harry Patch, the last known survivor of trench warfare on World War I's Western Front, was buried Thursday in his native village with the simplicity he craved.
Thousands at funeral of last WWI trench soldier
Aug 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
Thousands of people paid their respects Thursday at the funeral of Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe in World War I, who died at the age of 111.
Thousands turn out for funeral of last WWI trench soldier
Aug 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
Thousands of people paid their respects Thursday at the funeral of Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe in World War I, who died at the age of 111.
Thousands at funeral of last WWI trench soldier
Aug 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
Thousands of people paid their respects Thursday at the funeral of Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe in World War I, who died at the age of 111.
Thousands turn out for funeral of last WWI trench soldier
Aug 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
Thousands of people paid their respects Thursday at the funeral of Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe in World War I, who died at the age of 111.
Thousands at funeral of last WWI trench soldier
Aug 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
Thousands of people paid their respects Thursday at the funeral of Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe in World War I, who died at the age of 111.
Thousands at funeral of last WWI soldier
Aug 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
Thousands of people were expected to pay their respects Thursday at the funeral of Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe in World War I, who died at the age of 111.
1000s to pay respects at funeral of last WWI soldier
Aug 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
Thousands of people were expected to pay their respects Thursday at the funeral of Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe in World War I, who died at the age of 111.
Allingham, world's oldest man, laid to rest
Jul 30, 2009 11:58 EDT
Britain remembers World War I at funeral of veteran Henry Allingham, world's oldest man. Henry Allingham understood the cost of war in his heart, his guts and his bones ? and made it his mission to share that knowledge.
World's oldest man laid to rest
Jul 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Hundreds of people paid their last respects Thursday at the funeral of Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and a veteran of World War I, who died earlier this month aged 113.
Hundreds gather for funeral of world's oldest man
Jul 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday for the funeral of Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and a veteran of World War I, who died earlier this month aged 113.
Hundreds gather for funeral of world's oldest man
Jul 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday for the funeral of Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and a veteran of World War I, who died earlier this month aged 113.
Britain's last WWI vet says war was boring
Jul 26, 2009 20:00 EDT
Britain's last surviving World War I veteran has shrugged off his achievement and even described the conflict as boring, a report said on Monday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Henry Allingham | |
|---|---|
| 6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009 (aged 113) | |
 Henry Allingham at the Imperial War Museum on 26 June 2006 | |
| Place of birth | Clapton, London |
| Place of death | Ovingdean, East Sussex |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Navy Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | August 1915 – 16 April 1919 |
| Rank | Rigger Aero, Aircraft Mechanic Second Class |
| Unit | Royal Naval Air Service, Great Yarmouth Naval Air Station No. 12 Squadron RNAS Aircraft Depot, Dunkirk |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Freedom of the town of Eastbourne Freedom of the Town of Saint-Omer Freeman of Brighton and Hove[1] Officer Légion d'honneur British War Medal Victory Medal Gold Medal of Saint-Omer |
| Other work | Ford Motor Company |
