RIP Henry Allingham 1896-2009

[Gully]

Is Harry Patch still alive...or the bloke who emigrated to Australia many moons ago?

 

[Armchair Loyalist]

Is Harry Patch still alive...or the bloke who emigrated to Australia many moons ago?

after reading the BBC report Yes both are still alive, and are in fact the last 2 surviving heroes

 

[Don Quixote]

My Great Grandad Antonio Malloco born 1989, died 1917. RIP they'll never be forgotten.

 

[Flumpyj]

R I P A truely wonderful man.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Being buried at St Nicholas' off Dyke Road with full military honours I would hope!!

 

[sams dad]

I expect it was a relief at the end. Sleep soundly.

You're right there Doug. My wife was helping to nurse Henry right up to yesterday morning, and she said that several times recently he had expressed his wish to die.

 

[glasfryn]

he truley was that magnificent man in that flying machine thank you Henry for what you have done for mine and many following generations.
RIP.

 

[Stoichkov]

I rode past St Dunstans at about 10am & there were 3 or 4 TV vans in there at that point

RIP Henry

 

[steve-c]

R.I.P. Henry was a pleasure to be alive at the same time as you . to hear about what you saw and went through, sleep well .

 

[e77]

Coincidentaly his successors in the armed services nearly a hundred years on marched through some our Sussex towns in the last week.

The human race really doesn't learn, does it?

 

[Juan Albion]

I have his book "KItchener's Last Volunteer" sitting next to my desk here waiting to be read. I haven't managed to get past the first page or so where there is a map of the Battle of Jutland that says it happened in 1926 ! I can well imagine that that would have driven Henry crazy - it suggests a real lack of remembering. How the error happened and then didn't get corrected before going to print I'll never know.

 

[Mrs Coach]

He was the worlds oldest man for just a month, and sounded like he was ready to go for a while now. A couple of friends of mine met him last year and were suprised by how articulate and with it, this elderly gent was. Sleep well Henry, you deserve a rest now xx

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Perhaps knowing he was the oldest man in the world was a burden for this frail gentleman. RIP.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Rip Henry, very sad news indeed.

 

[DJB1975]

R.I.P Henry

 

[The Wookiee]

Just heard an old interview on Radio 1. He was asked the secret about living so long.

He replied something like " Cigerettes, whisky and wild wild women"

Legend !!

 

[Danny-Boy]

There is or was vone German veteran born in Alsace.

 

[itszamora]

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

Nonsense. I suppose you think it's right that that nurse at the Royal Sussex who exposed all the shocking going-ons there was struck off then?

People talk, it's a fact.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Very sad to hear of Henry's passing. Rest peacefully now Sir.

 

[steve-c]

I have his book "KItchener's Last Volunteer" sitting next to my desk here waiting to be read. I haven't managed to get past the first page or so where there is a map of the Battle of Jutland that says it happened in 1926 ! I can well imagine that that would have driven Henry crazy - it suggests a real lack of remembering. How the error happened and then didn't get corrected before going to print I'll never know.

i have the said same book , however the map of the battle of jutland says 31 may-1 june 1916 in mine , was brought for me as an xmas present last xmas , maybe you have an earlier or later edition.

its a sad day all the same , henry will be with all the old comrades , he so proudly got us to remember