Posted on 07/18/2009 5:22:10 PM PDT by Vanders9
Henry Allingham, the oldest surviving serviceman from the First World War, has died at the age of 113, his care home has said.
Mr Allingham served with the Royal Naval Air Service during the Great War, later transferring to the Royal Air Force and serving at Ypres.
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