RIP Henry Allingham 1896-2009

[Smythe]

RIP Henry, my wife works at St Dunstans and has lookedafter him since he has been there, she at work today so i bet its manic there today, a big loss there cos he was such a great personality there until recently when his health deteriorated. A true British hero.

 

[salazar]

R.I.P.

 

[Brian Fantana]

RIP. I wonder if he will get that state funeral that was talked about a while back.

 

[Smythe]

RIP. I wonder if he will get that state funeral that was talked about a while back.

I think it has been planned for some time

 

[Soul Finger]

Rest in peace Henry.

 

[Stevie Boy]

RIP Henry, a TRUE hero

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Sad news.

In a time when the words like hero seeming to be losing their meaning as the press and public alike over use them, he reminded us of real heroes, those who fort for and sacrificed their lives for their country and comrades.

We owe so much to people like him, his work to keep the public aware of the death and destruction that took place, i hope, will mean that this will never be forgotten

RIP

 

[Ned]

RIP a great man with a great sense of duty.

 

[Marc1901]

RIP Henry, my wife works at St Dunstans and has lookedafter him since he has been there, she at work today so i bet its manic there today, a big loss there cos he was such a great personality there until recently when his health deteriorated. A true British hero.

yeah my mum works at st dunstans aswell and everyone loved him there , got a really good personality and a funny man , true hero

 

[Smythe]

apparently the press wernt mean to know about it yet but someone from St Dunstans leaked it to them. His family havnt been told yet as most of them live in America, prob find out from the news!! Having to get extra security there today cos press are going mad there!!!!!

 

[John Bumlick]

RIP

 

[hart's shirt]

Sad news.

In a time when the words like hero seeming to be losing their meaning as the press and public alike over use them, he reminded us of real heroes, those who fort for and sacrificed their lives for their country and comrades.

We owe so much to people like him, his work to keep the public aware of the death and destruction that took place, i hope, will mean that this will never be forgotten

RIP

Excellently put.


From the BBC website:

Mr Allingham said he couldn't forget the war even if he wanted to.

"I saw too many things I would like to forget but I never will forget them, I never can forget them," he said.

For decades, he buried his war memories, avoiding reunions and refusing to discuss the events with his family.

But, in 2005, he was persuaded to unveil an RAF memorial in France and decided it would have been disrespectful to his former comrades to refuse.


Even after all he'd witnessed, he was selfless enough to put other people before his own feelings.

 

[Smithy]

RIP Henry.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

The thing that struck me about Henry Allingham was how incredibly articulate he was for a man of his age. He still had all his marbles and his memory was incredible. He still got out to loads of events even as recently as last month. A real credit to this country, somebody who put the 'Great' into Britain.

 

[Gully]

RIP. I wonder if he will get that state funeral that was talked about a while back.

Not sure if he will get a full state funeral, that is normally reserved for Royalty and the like, I would expect him to be sent off in a manner that befits someone who served in the military...if indeed that was his wish.

 

[NMH]

yeah my mum works at st dunstans aswell and everyone loved him there , got a really good personality and a funny man , true hero

I have a friend at St Dunstans (Maurice Evans, in case your Mum knows him), and will give him a telephone call today to mention Henry Allingham.

Salute, and RIP Henry

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

apparently the press wernt mean to know about it yet but someone from St Dunstans leaked it to them. His family havnt been told yet as most of them live in America, prob find out from the news!!

It's absolutely shocking if that's true. If it were a member of staff, there should be an investigation into it.

 

[Gully]

It's absolutely shocking if that's true. If it were a member of staff, there should be an investigation into it.

I would agree with you totally, surely that is a breach of medical confidence...assuming, possibly wrongly, that it was a member of the care staff who leaked it!

 

[Al Bion]

RIP a true hero, from a generation that gave so much for us all.

 

[Armchair Loyalist]

Not sure if he will get a full state funeral, that is normally reserved for Royalty and the like, I would expect him to be sent off in a manner that befits someone who served in the military...if indeed that was his wish.

I believe that the last survivor of the 1st World War to die will get a full state funeral. Am i correct in thinking Henry was not the last?