Veteran to miss ceremony.(News)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: March 28, 2006 | Copyright information

Britain's oldest known survivor of the First World War has been admitted to hospital with a chest infection.

The condition of 109-year-old Henry Allingham is not life threatening and he is expected to make a full recovery within days.

But he is likely to miss a ceremony being held today to bestow him ...

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