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1896 – 2009Henry Allingham (1896-2009)Died 18 July 2009, aged 113Allingham was a British veteran of the First World War, one of the last surviving founding members of the Royal Air Force, and for a time the world's oldest verified living man. He became a prominent advocate for remembering the war's veterans in his later years. He was awarded France's Legion of Honour.