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Britain's oldest ever man is looking forward to becoming a teenager - for the second time.

Henry Allingham turned 112 years and 296 days on Sunday, surpassing Welshman John Evans who died in 1990 aged 112 years and 295 days.

He spent the day quietly with a few visitors at St Dunstan's care home for blind ex-service personnel in Ovingdean, near Brighton, East Sussex.

Mr Allingham, one of Britain's only two surviving First World War veterans, is due to turn 113 on June 6, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Dennis Goodwin, his close friend and founder of the First World War Veterans' Association, said: "He has achieved another milestone in his long life and is raising the bar of longevity.

"To be honest the last two years have been littered with milestones but this one is nice for him. The next one will come when he becomes a 'teenager' again when he reaches 113 in June."

Clapton-born Mr Allingham, who has lived through the birth of his first great-great-great-grandchild, joined the Royal Navy Air Service in September 1915 before transferring to the RAF in April 1918.

As well as being the last founder member of the RAF, he is also the sole survivor of the Battle of Jutland.