Henry Allingham: Last British Veteran of the Battle of Jutland Dies at 1

Henry Allingham was a British supercentenarian and one of the last surviving veterans of the First World War. Born on June 6, 1896, in Clapton, London, he served in the Royal Naval Air Service and later the Royal Air Force.

He was the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland in 1916. After the war he worked as an engineer, including designing car bodies at Ford's Dagenham plant, retiring in 1961. In later life he became the face of remembrance for the Great War.

He married Dorothy Cator in 1918, and she died in 1970. They had two daughters. Allingham died in his sleep at a Blind Veterans UK care home in Ovingdean, East Sussex, on July 18, 2009, at age 113.

Achievements: Oldest man in the world (2009), last British veteran of Jutland.

Birth: June 6, 1896 - Clapton, London.

Profession: Engineer and veteran.

Interesting Facts: He was the longest-lived man ever recorded in the United Kingdom.