Allingham is one of only two surviving World War One veterans in the United Kingdom and the last surviving founder member of the Royal Air Force, according to British media.

• 我们很高兴地看到一个英国人夺得了世界记录，英国人保持的最近的记录是弗洛伊德巴特菲尔德，他活了110岁，死于1074年3月9日，吉尼斯世界记录主编克瑞格格兰德说