Britain’s oldest man who survived two world wars and saw historic events like the sinking of Titanic has died at the age of 108, a media report said on Wednesday. John Mansfield, fondly known as Jack, was just 16 days away from his 109th birthday when he died in Derbyshire county in England. Watch What Else is Making NewsJack, who was born in 1907, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday just six weeks after breaking the record of Britain’s oldest man, Metro.co.uk reported. He has lived through 19 Prime Ministers, five monarchs and survived two world wars. We are sure that wherever he is he will be sat with a pint in hand, still claiming that his beloved Man United can win the league this year,” Mansfield said.

Source: Indian Express November 30, 2016 09:28 UTC