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kinnethmont
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:11 am Post subject: The late Henry Allingham |
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The death has been announced this morning of Henry Allingham aged 113, the world's oldest man and one of three surviving British World War I servicemen.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8157128.stm _________________ Jim
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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I thought he was one of only 2 with Harry Patch now being the only survivor. Is there someone else left?
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davep
Joined: 02 Jul 2009 Posts: 16 Location: Dunfermline
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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i think on the news yesterday when talking about Henry they mentioned Harry and another survivor that is living in Australia |
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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yep, thanks, found him now, Claude Stanley Choules, Royal Navy - funny I had not heard of him before.
\Paul |
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