Henry Allingham
Celebrity
1896-06-06
Books by Henry Allingham
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Kitchener's Last Volunteer
The Life of Henry Allingham, the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Great War
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Quotes by Henry Allingham
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When I was 15, I came downstairs one morning, picked up mother's newspaper and, oh, what a shock! The Titanic had gone. The 'unsinkable' ship - but it had gone down so simple.
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When I was born, the speed limit was two miles an hour. They'd only just repealed the law where a man had to walk in front of every motor car waving a flag.
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War's stupid. Nobody wins. You might as well talk first; you have to talk last anyway.
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