George Ives

November 17, 1881 (age 111)

Ives became known in the United Kingdom after a piece in the Peterborough Column in the Daily Telegraph (United Kingdom). His record as oldest British veteran, at 111 and 146 days, of any war was broken on 1 November 2007 by First World War veteran Henry Allingham. The family worked for the Tidmarsh family. He worked in his father"s workshop in Bristol until 1899. That December, Ives was eager to enlist after hearing that the British had been defeated at Colenso, Magersfontein. In the Boer War, George fought with the Imperial Yeomanry, along with 122 other veterans, of the British Army in South Africa. Ives emigrated to Canada in 1903 with his father and purchased 160 acres (065 km2) of land for ten dollars. He was rejected from service in World War I because of a heart murmur. Nelson disliked the hard life of the prairies, so the family moved in 1919 to White Rock, British Columbia. Ives owned a farm there and eventually retired from it in 1941. He looked and found another job because he said that his retirement was an excuse to change jobs. So until 1956, 15 years later, he worked in a shipyard building wooden scows, and confirmed his retirement. The couple had resided in that same house until 1984, until moving into a retirement home. He attended the Albert Hall service on Remembrance day 1992 in England and met Queen Elizabeth and her mother. Margaret Thatcher, and Prime Minister John Major. At the time, he was the last living allowed to wear a Queen Victoria Medal and raised a wreath at the memorial. Ives died on 12 April 1993 at aged 111 years, 146 days in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.

George Ives

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Ives was born at Brighton, England.

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Ives became known in the United Kingdom after a piece in the Peterborough Column in the Daily Telegraph (United Kingdom). His record as oldest British veteran, at 111 and 146 days, of any war was broken on 1 November 2007 by First World War veteran Henry Allingham. The family worked for the Tidmarsh family.

He worked in his father"s workshop in Bristol until 1899.

That December, Ives was eager to enlist after hearing that the British had been defeated at Colenso, Magersfontein. In the Boer War, George fought with the Imperial Yeomanry, along with 122 other veterans, of the British Army in South Africa.

Ives emigrated to Canada in 1903 with his father and purchased 160 acres (065 km2) of land for ten dollars. He was rejected from service in World War I because of a heart murmur.

Nelson disliked the hard life of the prairies, so the family moved in 1919 to White Rock, British Columbia.

Ives owned a farm there and eventually retired from it in 1941. He looked and found another job because he said that his retirement was an excuse to change jobs. So until 1956, 15 years later, he worked in a shipyard building wooden scows, and confirmed his retirement.

The couple had resided in that same house until 1984, until moving into a retirement home.

He attended the Albert Hall service on Remembrance day 1992 in England and met Queen Elizabeth and her mother. Margaret Thatcher, and Prime Minister John Major.

At the time, he was the last living allowed to wear a Queen Victoria Medal and raised a wreath at the memorial. Ives died on 12 April 1993 at aged 111 years, 146 days in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.

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