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The worlds oldest man,Henry Allingham,and last man STANDING from WW11 has died.He was 113 years of age.He was born in Clapton,east London,in1896.This man lived through 3 centuries,and the hell of war.I think his rest is deserved,and his respect undoubted.A true hero.bless you,and thank you Henry Allingham.
 
He was also such a nice guy, Watch the last Tommy made a few years ago about WWI veterans. There is one left, Harry patch, after him there will be none,

Jack
 
I had the extreme pleasure of meeting Mr. Allingham when I was at RAF Duxford several years ago, he was an incredibly gracious gentleman & actually funny as hell. I got to talk powerplant mechanics with him for two whole hours. He gave me some incredible insights on early aviation & as one of my jobs is restoring WWII radial aircraft powerplants it was incredibly enlightening, not to mention delightful.

May God keep him & reunite him with those he lost in the Great War & beyond

-Ghost Pony

P.S. If anyone ever wishes to read a fantastic book about WWI look in bookstores for "To The Last Man" by Jeff Shaara. Two of the first person accounts are from Raoul Lufberry of the Lafayette Escradrille & Manfred Von Richtofen
 
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