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Double World War veteran dies
Wed, December 20 2006

Last servicemen to fight in both World War I and II dies at Great Bedwyn home
 

THE last British serviceman to serve in both World Wars has died at the age of 106.
Captain Kenneth Cummins passed away at his home in Great Bedwyn on December 10.
In his lifetime he served in the Royal Navy in WWI and the Merchant Navy in WWII and became captain of his ship.
His wife, Rosemary Cummins, said: “He never seemed old to me. When he died it was like a ship slipping its moorings.”
Mr Cummins celebrated his 106th birthday in March this year and toasted the celebration with a cup of tea
Mrs Cummins, a district councillor, added: “It was a shock when he died, he was so full of life. H

 

When he died it was like a ship slipping its moorings

Rosemary Cummins
e never looked back - he always looked forward.
“He was really looking forward to Christmas and to the arrival of his fifth grandchild - a boy - in January. He was also looking forward to his birthday in March."
Mr Cummins enjoyed bowls, walking, sailing and gardening. He was a patriotic man and survived the reign of six monarchs.
By 1939 and WWII, Mr Cummins was chief officer on the Merchant Navy ship, Viceroy of India, and survived its sinking by a German torpedo.
Only four other surviving veterans of World War I remain in the UK.

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