A lovely, poignant documentary was aired on BBC News this weekend. In the run up to the Armistice it looked back at Henry’s life. Click on the link to watch on BBC iplayer:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fh2c4/b00fh29g/Our_World_The_Last_Volunteer/
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We learned today of Henry Allingham’s death. We would like to pass our condolences to his family. We are descended from the Irish sector of the Allingham clan.