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On the 21st October my great uncle Fred became the first member of the Gagg family ever to reach 100, as you can see in the photoshe is in great health for his age and enjoyed the day having his family around him.The photos from his 100th birthday are courtesy of Mari Gagg, also the one of Fred in uniform thought to be taken in Africa. Fred was born on the 21stnd October 1908,his father was Christopher Gagg and his mother Eleanor (Jones) Gagg.Fred was the seventh oldest of 13 children ,my granddad Christopher being the oldest born 31st October 1897 and their sister Frances being the youngest born June 1918 Fred married Rebecca on the8th June 1930 and they had 3 children Fred, Ken and Maureen. Fred and Becky were married for more than 60 years , receiving a telegram from the Queen on their 60th Anniversary . Fred served in the army in the Military Police with his brother Christopher, and also served as a Pt instructor. Fred attained the rank of Sergeant. He has always been an active man and up to 5 years ago was a regular sight cycling through Harlow in Essex. He always liked going for a daily walk no matter what the weather and enjoys himself playing the piano, singing and dancing. Fred has been an inspiration to all of us in my family, my dad and his brothers Christopher and Fred taking after their uncle Fred in their attitude to life, always active and never believing they are getting on in years. I recently received a letter from Freddy and Margaret (Fred's son and daughter in law), in the letter they say that Fred is still going strong and is very 'perky' although he has had his bad days and has had a few falls but when told that he may have to use a walking frame, walking sticks .Fred refuses to use them, the typical Gagg stubborness coming to the fore, and is probably what keeps him young at heart. I believe that Fred is the oldest Gagg ever to have lived, in all of my research going back to Drago de Gagg in the 1200s , I have found many members of the Family living to great ages for the times that they lived in. The last 20 years have seen a few living into their 90s, Fred's sister Nell being one of them, but as i have said before I believe that Fred is the first to reach the age of 100 and we hope that he sees many more birthdays yet.
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