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He was born in Hull, East Yorkshire, and was the middle child of his three brothers and three sisters. He now has three children of his own, 10 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Bob and Alf have previously exchanged birthday cards. Bob, who has also lived in Japan, Taiwan, Canada, and the USA, admits he has no idea what the secret to his long life is. As a teenager Bob trained in marine engineering but by the time he qualified in the shipping industry was in decline and so he headed to Taiwan, where he worked as an English teacher and also met his future wife Agnes.

On the eve of the second world war in , Bob and his family attempted to return to the UK by boat, but after arriving in Canada they were informed the war had begun and they were stuck there. He deciphered enemy messages and also worked to disrupt the morale of the Japanese to try and help the Americans win their fight. After the war, he was finally able to return to England with his wife and three children and spent the rest of his working life as a lecturer in marine engineering at City University in London, until his retirement, aged 65, in Bob and his wife, who passed away in , spent much of their retirement volunteering as marriage councillors and helping at youth groups in Alton.

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews metro. For more stories like this, check our news page. Poppy Logo. FB house promo. Got a story for Metro. Instead, the museum's staff asked people to send him birthday cards. Brooks marked his th year with a private party at his home. The museum delivered his birthday cards and helped arrange a socially distant celebration, complete with military aircraft flyovers. The Victory Belles trio sang to him and there were two military flyovers.

Everything was socially distanced and Mr. There was at least one card from every state and there were cards from seven different countries," the representative said. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.

Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Brooks received more than 10, birthday cards from every US state and seven countries. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Sign up for Sidekick to get the best recs for smarter living. Loading Something is loading.