Poignant milestone for oldest war veteran, 111
Europe's oldest man, Henry Allingham, will reach 111 years, 11 months and 11 days tomorrow – a symbolic reference to the official ending of the First World War at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month.
It will signify another landmark for Mr Allingham, the last founder member of the RAF, whose life has spanned three centuries and six monarchs.
Mr Allingham, who lives at St Dunstan's care home for blind ex-service personnel in Ovingdean, near Brighton, East Sussex, will celebrate his 112th birthday with a fly-past at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire on June 6, which is D-Day.
Mr Allingham is just one of three known UK survivors from the First World War. The other two are ex-Royal Navy stoker Bill Stone, 107, born in Devon but now living in Oxfordshire, and Harry Patch, 109, who lives in Wells, Somerset.
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17 May 2008 9:17 AM
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