Just found out some rather sad news, Henry Allingham, the oldest of Britains two remaining ww1 veterans passed away yesterday.
BBC NEWS | UK | Oldest WWI veteran dies aged 113
Rest in Peace.
Henry Allingham
Just found out some rather sad news, Henry Allingham, the oldest of Britains two remaining ww1 veterans passed away yesterday.
BBC NEWS | UK | Oldest WWI veteran dies aged 113
Rest in Peace.
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Sad news indeed.
RIP Henry.
Cheers, Ade.
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RIP Henry & thank you for all that you did for us & your country
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He must have seen a lot of changes to this world in 113 years. Yet another true hero off to a better place RIP Henry.
Rick
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RIP Henry , the oldest WW1 vet left now is Harry PATCH the last veteran of the trenches.
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
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I remember Henry visiting us at Coford Aerospace Museum a few years back. Myself and others got a reality check whilst showing him a Napier Sabre engine that was being restored there. Henry was told that the type was obsolete for over 45 years; he quickly replied."I was over 55 when it went into service, and i'm not obsolete yet!!" Boy, that got our attention.....
Farewell Henry, finally 'Gone west' to a better place.
Per Ardua Ad Astra, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
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RIP Henry.
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I had the honour of meeting Henry some years ago. Sad news indeed
Lest we forget
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RIP Henry a very modest man,such a sad loss.
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I heard today he'd died. RIP Henry,i salute you. Stewy S
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