South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 9441 Alfred William ALLEN - 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Killed in Action Monday August 23rd, 1915 aged 20

Grave for AW Allen150


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Le Touret Military Cemetery 
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
26 Jan 1915 ~ Harbury
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place Enlisted DateOther War Memorials
Local actions nr Bethune December 1914 at Warwick ~
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
Rue des Chavattes ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

On the day he was killed, 23 Aug 1915 the war diary states that Alfred was in the trenches near Rue des Chavattes and was 1 of 2 men killed, presumbly by shell or sniper fire as there were no recorded fighting that day.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
Wheatley, Oxon 5 Apr 1896 at Wheatley
   
Parents NamesParents Abode
Alfred and Eliza Allen 4 Poplars, Napton on the Hill (1917)
   
Wife & Marriage Date/PlaceChildren & Year of Birth
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SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History

1896 - Wheatley (baptism)
1901 - The Kennels, Stoneleigh
1911 - Park Lane Terrace, Harbury

1911 - Farm Labourer