Henry Allingham died yesterday. After celebrating his 113th birthday last month and being named the worlds oldest man, Mr. Allingham took his final breaths. and it broke my heart a little bit. i am deeply saddened that his life has come to an end. He was a brave and humble gentleman. words cannot express what a blessing and honour it was for me that i was able to go to the Rememberence Day celebrations this past 11 Novemember and see the 3 surviving WWI veterans. Now, there is only one.
None of my words can do justice to the life and legacy of Mr. Henry Allingham. So instead of trying I will end this post with his words. Whilst visiting the Somme battlefields in 2006, Mr. Allingham was asked how he wanted to be remembered. He response was simple. "I Dont. I want to be forgotten. Remember the others instead."
2 comments:
Thanks. So sad. So wonderful. All together.
RIP Henry Allingham. What a most remarkable hero he was.
It must have been so moving to be there on 11th November.
Saskia x
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