Henry’s story
When Henry Allingham was servicing seaplanes during
the First World War little did he realize that his image would be cast in
bronze and displayed in a museum for posterity to represent “Everyman who
served”.
Henry Allingham served in the Royal Naval Air
Service – the forerunner of the Fleet Air Arm – during WWI. He took part in the
Battle of Jutland off the Danish coast in 1916, and died as the world’s oldest
man, aged 113 in July 2009.
Moved by his story and as a tribute to his lost
generation, sculptor Jenna Gearing produced his bust and has presented it to
the museum for permanent display alongside Mr Allingham’s medals and the story
of his remarkable generation.
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