Celebrating his 111th birthday in style, John Farringdon, one of the world's oldest people, enjoyed a glass of whisky and an ABBA tribute band while receiving a whopping 111 cards from well-wishers. Born on June 7, 1913 in Enfield, on the Essex border and worked in Essex for 40 years, John is now firmly established as the second eldest man on the globe After marking this extraordinary milestone in grand fashion at his Leamington Spa care home, he attributes his impressive longevity to a nightly tipple of Grant's whisky.The supercentenarian puts his longevity down to a nightly glass of Grant's whisky and a full English breakfast at his care home in Leamington Spa.
John has turned the same age as the world's oldest man John Tinniswood, who is also a Brit and lives in Liverpool. John, who was born a year after the Titanic sank and when George V was on the throne, marked the special occasion with a party at Cubbington Mill Care Home. READ MORE: 31 pictures showing how Essex has celebrated LGBTQ+ Pride throughout the years READ MORE: Inside the legendary but demolished Chelmsford nightclub that was an iconic part of the nightlife John was born in Enfield, on the Essex border a year before the First World War and his first job was repairing typewriters at the age of 16.
He then worked for car manufacturers Ford for 40 years - first in Dagenham, Essex, before moving to their foundry in Leamington Spa. John made tank parts for the Army during the war years and he dreamed of being a S.
