Regimental number | 108 |
Place of birth | Seymour, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Taranna, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Egbert Allen, Taranna, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 19 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave 38), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 152 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Egbert and Lucy ALLEN |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 329 Pte Edwin ALLEN, 40th Bn, killed in action, 28 July 1917; 4436 Pte Leslie ALLEN, 52nd Bn, killed in action, 3-4 September 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |