South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Happy Valley British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After Jan 1916 | ~ | Southam War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Arras | Jan 1916 at Coventry | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On the day he was killed the Battalion were in the line near Monchy-le-Preux which ran from the River Scarpe to Rifle Trench.A letter from his CO held by the Southam Heritage Collection, a Captain Royle, explained how Allen died whilst he was on sentry duty on the front lines near Arras 'The cause of his death was a shell of heavy calibre which burst quite close to where he was standing and I myself was only about 6 yards from him. His death was instantaneous and he did not even groan or say a word so he could not possibly have felt in any way, any pain whatever'
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| June Qtr 1896 in Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| Parents Names | Guardians / Uncle & Aunt |
| William and Mary Harrison of Coventry Side, Southam | Alfred and Sarah Martin of Holmleigh, Southam |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Southam Infants & Junior School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1897 - Ashton-under-Lyne | 1911 - Apprentice Sadler |
| 1901 - High Street, Southam (with Uncle & Aunt) | |
| 1911 - High Street, Southam (with Uncle & Aunt) | |
| 1917 - Coventry Street, Southam |
- For reasons not established Allen lived most of his life with his Aunt and Uncle in the Saddlery on High Street, Southam
