Kitchener's Last Volunteer: The Life of Henry Allingham, the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Great War

by Allingham, Henry; Goodwin, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9780753182918
• ISBN10: 0753182912
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books

Summary

Henry Allingham is the last British serviceman alive to have volunteered for active duty in the First World War. He vividly recaptures life in the Edwardian era and how it was altered irrevocably by the Great War, and the subsequent coming of the modern age. Henry is unique in that he saw action on land, sea and in the air with the British Naval Air Service. He was present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and went on to serve on the Western Front. In recent years, Henry was given the opportunity to tell his remarkable story to a wider audience through a BBC documentary, and he has since become a hero to many, meeting royalty and receiving many honours such as the Legion d'honneur - France's highest accolade. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 1
Preface	p. 4
Early Life	p. 11
Life In Edwardian England	p. 27
First Job	p. 50
The Great War Begins	p. 57
Henry Volunteers	p. 72
Active Service In The RNAS	p. 90
Service On The Western Front	p. 104
Civvy Street	p. 140
The Second World War	p. 152
Post-war Life	p. 164
Resurrection	p. 169
Educating Future Generations	p. 209
Henry and Dennis - A Special Friendship	p. 236
Testimonies For Henry	p. 250
Epilogue	p. 265
Timeline of World Events in Henry Allingham's Life	p. 267
Acknowledgements	p. 277
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