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Henry Allingham
Born 6 June 1896 (1896-06-06) (age 113)

Henry Allingham at the Imperial War Museum on 26 June 2006
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch Naval flag of United Kingdom Royal Navy
Flag of the Royal Air Force Royal Air Force
Years of service August 1915 – 16 April 1919
Rank Rigger Aero, Aircraft Mechanic Second Class
Unit Great Yarmouth Naval Air Station
No. 12 Squadron RNAS
Aircraft Depot, Dunkirk
Battles/wars World War I
- Battle of Jutland
- Western Front
Awards Freedom of the City of Eastbourne
Freedom of the Town of Saint-Omer
Freeman of Brighton and Hove[1]
Officer Légion d'honneur
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Gold Medal of Saint-Omer
Other work Ford Motor Company

Henry William Allingham (born 6 June 1896) is a supercentenarian World War I veteran and, at age &0000000000000113.000000113 years, &0000000000000034.00000034 days, the oldest verified living man in the world. On 13 February 2007, he became the UK's second-oldest living person. On 29 March 2009, Allingham became the oldest ever British male,[2] surpassing Welshman John Evans who died aged 112 years and 295 days. At age 113 years, 13 days, he became the oldest living man in the world; following the death of Japanese supercentenarian Tomoji Tanabe on 19 June 2009, which was confirmed by Guinness World Records.[3] As of 9 July 2009 (2009 -07-09), Allingham is the world's 11th-oldest person.

Allingham is the oldest ever surviving member of any of the British Armed Forces and the oldest surviving veteran of the First World War. He is the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland, the last surviving member of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and the last surviving founding member of the Royal Air Force (RAF).[4][5] Since 2001, he has become the face of the World War I veterans association and makes frequent public appearances to ensure that awareness of the death and destruction of World War I is not lost to modern generations.[6][7] Due to his longevity and his World War I service he is also the recipient of many honours and awards.[8][9][10]

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[edit] Pre-World War I

Allingham was born in Clapton, County of London, his father died when Allingham was 3 years old. Brought up by his mother and grandparents, he attended a London County Council School before going to work as a trainee surgical instrument maker at Barts Hospital. He did not, however, find this job very interesting, and so left to work for a coachbuilder specialising in car bodies.[8] Allingham remembers watching W. G. Grace playing cricket, around 1903-05,[11] and also recalls seeing the City Imperial Volunteers return from the Second Boer War.[12]

[edit] World War I

Allingham in RNAS uniform in 1916

Allingham wanted to join the war effort in August 1914 as a despatch rider, but his critically ill mother managed to persuade him to stay at home and look after her. After his mother died, however, Allingham enlisted with the RNAS. He became formally rated as an Air Mechanic Second Class on 21 September 1915, and was posted to Chingford before completing his training at Sheerness. His RNAS serial number was RNAS F8317.[8]

After graduation, Allingham was drafted to the RNAS Air Station at Great Yarmouth where his job was aircraft maintenance. On 13 April 1916, King George V inspected the Air Station and its aircraft. He was disappointed when the king turned and left just before he would have had a chance to speak to him. Allingham also worked in Bacton, Norfolk, further up the coast, where night-flying was conducted.

Allingham was involved in supporting anti-submarine patrols. A typical patrol would last two to three days and would involve the manual labour of hoisting a seaplane in and out of the water by means of a deck-mounted derrick.

An example of a Sopwith Schneider plane

In the run-up to what has become known as the Battle of Jutland, Allingham was ordered to join the Naval trawler HMT Kingfisher.[13] Onboard was a Sopwith Schneider seaplane that was used to look out for the German High Seas Fleet. Allingham's responsibilities included helping to launch the plane. Although the Kingfisher was not directly involved in the battle (it shadowed the British Grand Fleet and then the High Seas Fleet), Allingham can still rightfully claim to be the last known survivor of that battle and can recall "seeing shells ricocheting across the sea."[14]

In September 1917, Allingham, by now an Air Mechanic First Class, was posted to the Western Front to join No. 12 Squadron (RNAS). This unit acted as a training squadron for other RNAS squadrons based on the Western Front. There is also some evidence that the squadron was involved in combat operations. When Allingham arrived at Petite-Synthe, both the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the RNAS were involved in the Ypres offensive. Allingham also instrumented the very first reconnaissance aircraft camera during World War I.[14]

On 12 November 1917, he was posted to the Aircraft Depot at Dunkirk, where he remained for the rest of the war, on aircraft repair and recovery duties. He recalls being bombed from the air and shelled from the land and sea.

He transferred to the Royal Air Force when the RNAS and the RFC were merged on 1 April 1918. At that time he was ranked as a Rigger Aero, Aircraft Mechanic Second Class and was given a new service number: 208317. He is believed to be the last surviving founding member of the RAF.[8] Allingham returned to the Home Establishment in February 1919 and was formally discharged to the RAF Reserve on 16 April 1919.

[edit] The inter-war period

Allingham married Dorothy Cator, whom he had met at Great Yarmouth, in 1918. They moved to Eastbourne in 1960. The marriage lasted 51 years and produced two daughters, Jean and Betty,[8] both of whom Allingham outlived. Henry now has six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, 14 great-great-grandchildren and one great-great-great-grandchild, all but one of whom live in the United States.[15][16]

[edit] World War II

During the Second World War, Allingham was in a reserved occupation and worked on a number of projects. The most significant of these was perhaps the effort to provide an effective counter-measure to the German magnetic mines. During his Christmas lunch in 1939 he was called away to help come up with a system that would neutralise the mines and open the port of Harwich. Nine days later, he had successfully completed the task.[8]

By coincidence, on his 48th birthday in 1944, D-Day began in France.

[edit] After World War II

The Cenotaph in London at which Allingham attended ceremonies on 4 August 2004 and 11 November 2008, marking the 90th anniversary of the start and end of World War One

Since Denis Goodwin of the World War I Veterans' Association tracked him down in 2001, Allingham has taken a prominent role in telling his story so that later generations will not forget. The 2003 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal was launched on 16 October 2003, by Henry Allingham and model Nell McAndrew aboard the cruiser HMS Belfast. He was quoted as saying "They (the veterans) have given all they have got for the country ... I owe them ... we all owe them."[6]

A ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London on 4 August 2004, marked the 90th anniversary of Britain's entry into the First World War. This was attended by three other World War I veterans as well as Allingham—they were William Stone, Fred Lloyd and John Oborne. Allingham also marched past the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday in 2005 and laid wreaths at memorials in Saint-Omer on Armistice Day. That was the last time that a World War I veteran marched past the Cenotaph and it marked the end of an era. The Remembrance Sunday in 2006 was the first time since the Cenotaph was erected that World War I veterans were absent.[17]

As the last surviving member of the RNAS, and the last living founder member of the RAF, Allingham was an honoured guest when the British Air Services Memorial was unveiled at Saint-Omer on 11 September 2004. The group of RAF technical trainees that joined him at this ceremony continue to visit Henry at his retirement home in Eastbourne, demonstrating the bond of respect that these men have for Mr. Allingham, made even more remarkable since almost 90 years separate these young trainees from him. During this time, Allingham was given the Gold Medal of Saint-Omer, which marked the award of the Freedom of the Town.[18]

He was invited by the International Holographic Portrait Archive to have his holographic portrait taken in November 2005, an offer which was accepted. His image was recorded for posterity in December 2005. At the same time, an exhibition was being planned for London's floating naval museum on board HMS Belfast, entitled the Ghosts of Jutland. A copy of this portrait was donated to the museum and HRH The Duchess of Gloucester unveiled the portrait to mark the opening of the exhibition.[14]

He was awarded the Freedom of his home town of Eastbourne by the mayor on 21 April 2006.[19] He lived on his own until May 2006 when, one month before his 110th birthday and with failing eyesight, he moved to St Dunstan's, a charity for blind ex-service personnel, at Ovingdean, near Brighton. Aside from this, he is reportedly in good health, with visitors remarking on his memory and voice.[20] Allingham attended the 1 July commemorations at the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing in 2006. He did not attend the 2006 Remembrance Day parade on 11 November at the Cenotaph as he was in France at a wreath-laying ceremony and to receive the Freedom of The Town of Saint-Omer. He did, however, launch the Eastbourne Poppy Appeal before leaving for this trip.[21]

On 18 April 2007, Allingham visited Wilnecote High School in Tamworth to answer students' questions about World War I, after they wrote to veterans asking them about their experiences. In October 2007, he was honoured at the Pride of Britain Awards.[9]

Between his 110th and 111th birthdays, Allingham made over 60 public appearances, including a visit to The Oval on 5 June 2007 (the day before his 111th birthday), where he was wheeled around the boundary in front of the spectators.[7]

On his 111th birthday, a Royal Marines band serenaded Allingham on board HMS Victory before he returned with friends and relatives to the Queen's Hotel on Portsmouth seafront for afternoon tea. Asked how it felt, Allingham replied, "I'm pleased to be seeing another tomorrow. It's just the same as it was as at any age, it's no different. I'm happy to be alive and I'm looking forward to the celebrations. I never imagined I'd get to 111."[20]

Allingham celebrated his 112th birthday with members of his family at RAF Cranwell, being the guest of honour at a luncheon at the College. During the day the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight performed a flypast which was followed by an acrobatic display from two Tutor aircraft.[22] In June 2008, at his personal request, Allingham was taken on a personal guided tour of the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft at BAE Systems in Warton, Lancashire, as part of the National Veterans' Day celebrations.[23]

On 23 September 2008, Allingham launched a book about his life co-written with Denis Goodwin, with an event at the RAF Club in London.[24] On 11 November 2008, marking the 90th anniversary of the end of World War 1, together with Harry Patch and Bill Stone, Allingham laid a commemorative wreath for the Act of Remembrance at The Cenotaph in London.[25]

Allingham was invested as a Scout on 18 November 2008, 100 years after he first joined as a youth. He said he was only able to spend six weeks with his local group as a boy.[26]

Allingham celebrated his 113th birthday on the HMS President, hosted by the Royal Navy. He received a signed birthday card from First Sea Lord Sir Jonathon Band and saw a Mark 8 Royal Navy Lynx flying overhead while he was sitting outside in his wheelchair. When asked the secret of his long life, Allingham said: "I don't know, but I would say be as good as you possibly can."[16]

[edit] Engineering

In addition to his military service as a mechanic, Allingham has spent the vast majority of his professional life as an engineer. His employers have included Thorns Car Body Makers, Vickers General Motors and H.J.M. Car Body Builders. [27]

He started his longest stretch of employment in 1934 designing new car bodies for Ford Motor Company at their Dagenham plant[28] which had only opened a few years previously in 1931. He eventually retired from Ford in 1960.[29] Although not formally qualified he has been recognised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers who presented him with a Chartered Engineer award on 19 December 2008.[30] Henry had the following to say about the award:

"Since entering the engineering profession I always hoped to become a chartered engineer, but when I was younger we just couldn’t afford it. It’s something I never thought would happen for me, so to receive this honorary certificate from IMechE is a lifetime’s goal finally realised. I am very grateful to the Institution for presenting me with the award."[30]

This was followed on 22 May 2009 with the award of a honorary doctorate in engineering at the Southampton Solent University[31] by the University's Chancellor, the former First Sea Lord Alan West, for his contribution to Britain and its allies during two world wars and his continuing charity work, especially connected with veteran servicemen and women. [32]

[edit] Oldest living man

Allingham credits "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women — and a good sense of humour" for his longevity.[15]

Allingham overtook George Frederick Ives as the longest lived member of the British Armed Forces on 1 November 2007. He is therefore the longest lived British World War I veteran to-date and there are only two other British veterans still alive who could challenge this record—Claude Choules and Harry Patch.

Following the death of Tomoji Tanabe on 19 June 2009, Allingham became the oldest living man. He is currently the oldest living veteran of World War I. He would have to live to 10 November 2011, (115 years and 157 days) to break the record for the longest lived member of any armed force in any conflict; this record is held by Emiliano Mercado del Toro of Puerto Rico, who also served in World War I.[33]

Allingham has been the oldest living man in England for several years. Official recognition by Guinness World Records came in January 2007.[34] On 13 February 2007, he became the UK's second-oldest living person behind Florrie Baldwin. Since the death of French supercentenarian Maurice Floquet on 10 November 2006, Allingham has been the oldest validated living man in Europe. On 8 February 2007, with the death of 110-year-old Antonio Pierro, he became the oldest known living veteran of World War I as well as the third-oldest living man in the world. The death of Japanese man Sukesaburo Nakanishi on 22 August 2007, meant that Allingham shared the position of second-oldest man in the world with George Francis, an American man also born on 6 June 1896, for more than a year until Francis' death on 27 December 2008. On 29 March 2009, Allingham became the oldest British man of all time [2] and following the death of Tomoji Tanabe on 19 June 2009, he is currently the oldest living man in the world.

As the number of World War I veterans dwindled calls had been growing to give the last remaining veteran a state funeral.[35] The calls resulted in Her Majesty's Government approving on 27 June 2006 a National Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey to take place after the death of the last known British World War I veteran.[36] Prior to this announcement Allingham has often said that he tries not to think about the prospect, but has also been quoted as saying "I don't mind — as long as it's not me."[37] Allingham received a letter from Member of Parliament Tom Watson on 14 July 2006 explaining the reasoning for a national memorial service rather than a state funeral, as the intention is to commemorate the entire generation that fought in the war rather than single out an individual.[38]

In Harry Patch's book The Last Fighting Tommy, the author claims that Allingham plans to leave his body to medical science.[39] In his own book Kitchener's Last Volunteer Allingham confirms that he was intending to leave his body to medical science.[40] However he was persuaded by Denis Goodwin of the WWI Veterans' Assocation to change his mind now that he has become a symbol of World War One to remind people of the sacrifices made during the conflict. To that end he has agreed to a funeral and cremation.[38]

[edit] Health

At age 110 he was still able to walk, but nowadays he sits in his wheelchair.[6] He can still recall events from over 100 years ago, but physically he is rather frail.[16]

[edit] War medals and awards

The Officier Légion d'honneur. Awarded to Allingham in 2009.

Henry Allingham has four medals, two of which are medals from World War I. In the image above, the Gold Medal of Saint-Omer is worn at the neck; it was awarded to Allingham on 11 September 2004 when he was given the Freedom of the Town of Saint-Omer.[8] The lowermost medal is France's highest military award, the Légion d'honneur, in which he was appointed a chevalier in 2003 and promoted to officier to 2009.[41] The remaining two medals are British Campaign Medals from World War I. The leftmost award on his breast is the British War Medal and to its right is the Victory Medal; those two medals are colloquially known as "Mutt and Jeff". The two pictured medals are actually replacement medals supplied by the Ministry of Defence after discovering at a recent cenotaph parade that Allingham's original campaign medals were destroyed during the Blitz of the Second World War.[42]

As well as the aforementioned decorations, Allingham has won several awards and honorary memberships. Examples include the Pride of Britain award,[9] and being made an honorary member of the Fleet Air Arm Association.[10]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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