112 Year Old Scout!

I’ve just read that Henry Allingham, the oldest man in the UK and Europe and the oldest survivor of the First World War, has been invested as a Scout with the 6th Brighton Group last weekend!

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Photo lifted from the SA’s website

He became a Scout 100 years ago but had to leave after 6 weeks as his mother could not afford to buy the uniform! You can read about it here and here.

I hope the Scouts get to talk to this remarkable man who credits his longevity to –

cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women—and a good sense of humour!

He certainly is an asset to his new Group!

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