Jul 18th, 2009 - Ananova
Henry Allingham, the oldest surviving British serviceman from the First World War, has died at the age of 113, his care home said.
Mr Allingham served with the Royal Naval Air Service during the Great War, later transferring to the Royal Air Force and serving at Ypres.
"Everybody at St Dunstan's is saddened by Henry's loss and our sympathy goes out to his family," said Robert Leader, chief executive of St Dunstan's care home in Ovingdean, near Brighton, East Sussex.
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