Ernest Achey Loftus
Ernest Achey Loftus | |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Loftus | |
| Born | January 1884 Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 7 July 1987 (aged 103) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1914–1918 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Essex Regiment |
| Conflicts | World War I |
| Awards | Commander of the British Empire Officer of the British Empire Territorial Decoration |
Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Achey Loftus CBE OBE TD (January 1884 − 7 July 1987) was a British soldier, diarist and former headmaster of Barking Abbey School. He is noted as the world’s most durable diarist, having kept a detailed journal, with brief periods of omission, over 91 years, from 1896 to 1987.