He was born five months after World War I broke out and a day after the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor.
Now 106 years on, supercentenarian Haji Ghulam Mohammed, who turns 107 on December 8, is thought to be the 'oldest man in Sheffield'.
Having survived the Great Influenza epidemic, or Spanish Flu, and now Covid-19, the great-great grandfather from Burngreave has truly experienced it all.
Mr Mohammed, who was born in the area now called Indian-administered Jammu Kahsmir in 1914, recalls vividly the time he served in World War II, which left a lasting mark on his life.
