steboro 26 Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 he should have got the OBE .CBE .knighthood.not actors. chefs and people i have never heard of. to go though passchendaele in mud filled trenches full of rats infected with lice and then go over the top at the sound of a wistle get shot in the arm and live to 113 true british hero r.i.p Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucky 11 Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 well said Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginger dave 63 Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 They dont make them like him anymore, true grit, R.I.P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bedrock 16 Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 RIP. a true hero atb bedrock Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher3161 1,766 Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 R.I.P a man who went through horrors of unbeleavable terror that non of us could comprehend wat it was like and to live to be the oldest man on record.RESPECT. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SportingShooter 0 Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 He was a true hero of his generation, very saddened by his passing, but he will not be forgotten anytime soon, The Worlds Oldest Man isn't something handed to everyone. He was of a generation that had what it takes to put their names down and get to work. Which makes it even more disheartening to think of those young men today who can't be bothered even to respect each other. There should be more people like him around, if there were, the country wouldn't be like it is. R.I.P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kennyboy 1 Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Henry Allingham. A soldier of the Great War. May all your ghosts finally rest with you in peace. They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. R.I.P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simba 1 Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 well said R.I.P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
border lad 1,047 Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 yes there was thousands like him (((( bravery that is ((( not his age,, when I was a boy in the early 50s it was a common sight to see disfigured men,, limbs missing, all had seen action in the world wars, (((((( DID BRITIAN REQUIRE THIS MULTI NATIONAL ETHNIC GROUPS, I DONT THINK SO, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
desertdog 149 Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 well said, rip henry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swampy 147 Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) Quote by The great man himself when asked how he atributes his longevity...... "Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women!" Theres hope for me yet. A grand life lived by a grand man RIP Henry Swampy Respectful Ning Edited July 20, 2009 by Swampy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 May he rest in peace, and the likes of him and all the other brave young men, never be forgotten. "LEST WE FORGET" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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