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Happy 100th Birthday.

Best wishes Allan as you celebrate this very special birthday.

wow Allan, what an achievement. A very happy 100th birthday to you :-) :-) :-)


Thanks Barry for the story. how lovely.

Wow, Congratulations and Happy 10Oth Birthday, Allan!

I hope you enjoy this special day and can remember lots of other happy birthdays and other times.

Lizx (Norwich, UK)


Thank you Barry for telling Allan's interesting story.

Oh my, Allan....100 :-0

Many congratulations <3

I hope you have a super day and have enough puff for all those candles ;-)

Londonbelle <3

Have a wonderful 100th birthday Allan. I'll raise my breakfast cup of tea to you in a few minutes. Stay safe and enjoy your day. :-D :-D

Pat <3

Hello, everyone. Here is a little story and celebration from Canada I trust you will enjoy reading.
Four years ago in the party room of our condominium I met an elderly gentleman. Allan also lived in my building I discovered. (It’s surprising who you DON’T know in your apartment block!) He was 96 and ‘doing well’.
He told me a great deal about himself and where he was in England and Europe during WW II as a Commissioned Canadian Soldier.
Allan and his English Bride married in London in May 1945 days after I was born. The (Mon)day before their marriage he told me was a holiday. On his way to the Register Office Allan asked a policeman for directions and he was told this was his last chance to avoid marriage! Allan’s wife sailed to Canada as a War Bride where she enjoyed a full and happy life. Sadly, she passed away six years ago after 69 years of marriage.
During my talks with Allan - I visit him in his apartment regularly and he gave me permission to use his name - he told me where he was born, etc. From these details I found his ancestors and gave him names and places etc. He loves newspapers and items about the UK I take to him. He really enjoyed his time there in WW II and recalls happily later visits with his wife on several occasions.
THE one most unusual ‘find’ I made - and I presented to him - was a copy of Allan’s entry on the 1921 Canadian Census where he is noted age 8/12 (months).
How often does a person see their own entry on a Census? Hands up those who can say ‘yes’!
I’m sure this is not the first time a person HAS seen their details on the census, although this number of folk is surely exceedingly few indeed!
Unfortunately, Covid-19 has put the kibosh on a 100th Birthday Party for Allan hosted by his daughter. However, it seems very many folk in the building will buy / have bought him a card and pass their good wishes to him for his centenary … a wonderful achievement I feel sure you agree.
If any of you care to add good wishes for Allan I will print them for him and his family in a day or so.
Thank you for your time and your kindness on this truly unique occasion.
Best Wishes and Take Care.
Barry