Tributes have poured in for Henry Allingham, who died yesterday at 113.

昨日，113岁高寿的亨利·阿林厄姆去世了，人们纷纷表示哀悼。

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"Henry Allingham is now officially the oldest man in the world," said a spokeswoman for the organization widely recognized as the authority on record-breakers.

吉尼斯世界纪录的一位发言人说：“亨利·阿林厄姆已正式成为全世界最长寿的男性。”吉尼斯世界纪录是公认的世界纪录权威组织。

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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.

据英国媒体报道，阿林厄姆是英国仅存的两位至今仍健在的一战老兵之一，还是英国空军唯一一位健在的创办成员。

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Mr Allingham is the sole survivor of the Battle of Jutland and has also published his life story.

BBC: UK man is world's oldest at 113

No wonder the capital is such a popular setting for crime fiction, from Margery Allingham to Ruth Rendell.

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Mr Allingham joined the Royal Navy Air Service in September 1915 before transferring to the RAF in April 1918.

BBC: UK man is world's oldest at 113