Posted on 06/06/2009 12:11:49 PM PDT by the scotsman
'The oldest survivor of the First World War, Henry Allingham, is celebrating his 113th birthday with a party organised by the Royal Navy.
The veteran soldier also holds the record as the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland, the last surviving member of the Royal Naval Air Service and the last surviving founding member of the Royal Air Force.
The Royal Navy and the RAF take it in turns to host Mr Allingham's party and this year it is being held at HMS President, a building overlooking the River Thames, near London's Tower Bridge'.
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Very cool. Thanks.
My Grandfather was a WW1 vet, he would have been 132 today.
Jutland, the second major fleet action between steel battleships in any war
113! Congratulations Dude!
That’s great!
Happy Birthday!
My grampa was also in WWI; would’ve been 119. He died at 98.
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