LONDON: John Tinniswood, an Englishman born the identical yr the Titanic sank and who survived two world wars and two international pandemics, has died aged 112, Guinness World Data stated on Tuesday, months after it recognised him because the world’s oldest man.
Tinniswood handed away on Monday at a care residence in Southport, northwest England, surrounded by “music and love”, his household advised Guinness World Data in an announcement.
“John had many tremendous qualities. He was clever, decisive, courageous, calm in any disaster, proficient at maths and an awesome conversationalist,” his household stated.
Born in August 1912 in Liverpool, he went on to satisfy his spouse Blodwen at a dance earlier than marrying her in 1942, on the top of World Conflict II when he served within the Royal Military Pay Corps, which was chargeable for funds and meals provides.
Tinniswood, who’s survived by a daughter, 4 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, later labored as an accountant within the oil business earlier than retiring at age 60. His spouse died in 1986.
