Sun, Jul 19th, 2009
Pressure was growing last night to commemorate the death of Britain's oldest surviving First World War veteran with a national thanksgiving service.
Henry Allingham, who became the world's oldest man only last month, died on Saturday aged 113.
He is to have a family funeral with military honours later this month,but yesterday MPs called for a national celebration of his life.
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