Sheffield, England — Haji Ghulam Mohammed, a British World War II veteran, passed away on 27 November, less than two weeks before his claimed 110th birthday. His passing was reported by the Sheffield Star.
Haji Ghulam Mohammed claimed to have been born in the region now known as Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (then a princely state in British India), on 8 December 1914.
During World War II, he joined the British Army, serving in Burma and other Southeast Asian countries. He was briefly held as a prisoner of war in Japan. After the war, he accepted an invitation to live and work in the United Kingdom, where he was granted British citizenship. Upon arriving in Sheffield, he lived in a two-bedroom house in Attercliffe with 10 others. He found employment at Laycocks and Jessops steelworks before later transitioning to work for a jeweler.
Haji Ghulam Mohammed married his first wife before moving to the UK, and the couple had one daughter. In the 1950s, he married his second wife, Hajjah Khurshid Begum. Their union lasted several decades until her passing in the early 2010s.
Although his age has not been officially verified, if it had been confirmed, he would have been recognized as the oldest living man in the UK at the time of his passing. He would have held this title for just two days, following the death of John Tinniswood on 25 November.
Featured image: Sheffield Star
We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of Haji Ghulam Mohammed during this difficult time.
