The 111-year-old British man is now the world’s oldest residing man, and his solely meal is fish and chips each Friday.
John Alfred Tinniswood, who was born in 1912, the identical 12 months the Titanic sank, claims the key to his lengthy life is “pure luck”. Japan’s Gisaburo Sonobe has been awarded the title of the world’s oldest man after his loss of life was confirmed on March 31 on the age of 112.
Reflecting on his longevity, Tiniswood advised Guinness World Records:
Great-grandfather Tinnis Wood was born in Liverpool and now lives in a care residence in Southport. Tinnis Wood, who turned Britain’s oldest man in 2020, is unfazed by his newfound standing because the world’s oldest man.
“It makes no distinction to me,” he mentioned. “Not in any respect. I settle for it as it’s.”
Since turning 100 in 2012, he has acquired a birthday card yearly from the late Queen Elizabeth, who is sort of 14 years his junior. Giving recommendation to the youthful technology, he mentioned:
“Give it the whole lot you’ve got received, in any other case it isn’t price bothering with.”
He mentioned he had a fish dinner at residence each Friday, including: I haven’t got any particular food plan.
“If you drink an excessive amount of, eat an excessive amount of, stroll an excessive amount of, do an excessive amount of, you may find yourself struggling.”
Tiniswood remains to be in a position to do most of her each day actions on her personal. She will get off the bed with out help, listens to the radio to maintain up with the information, and manages her personal funds.
He is the world’s oldest surviving male veteran of World War II, as he served in each world wars and labored as an administrator within the Army Pay Corps.
His work included accounting and auditing, in addition to logistical duties similar to discovering stranded troopers and organizing meals provides.
A lifelong Liverpool FC fan, Tinniswood was born simply 20 years after the membership was based in 1892 and lived by way of all eight of the membership’s FA Cup wins and 17 of their 19 league titles.
When requested how the world round him had modified over the course of his life, Tiniswood replied:
“It’s type of a steady expertise…I’m getting a bit bit higher, however not that a lot but. I’m transferring in the correct route.”
He met his spouse Broduen at a dance venue in Liverpool, and the couple had been collectively for 44 years till her loss of life in 1986.
The oldest man in historical past was Jiroemon Kimura of Japan, who lived to be 116 years and 54 days outdated and died in 2013. The world’s oldest girl and the oldest residing individual general is Spain’s María Blañas Morera, who lately celebrated her 117th birthday.