Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	La Brique Military Cemetery #2
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
4 Aug 1915	~	Cherington & Stourton
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other War Memorials
Local actions near Ypres	October 1914 at Clapham
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
La Brique	~

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Allen is listed as being killed in action on 3 Dedc 1915. The Battalion War Diary for that time shows that on 30 Nov 1915 they relieved the 7th Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps in the front lines on the La Brique salient. The entry for 3 Dec 1915 is transcribed below and it is assumed that Allen was killed during the below mentioned shelling:

'Very quiet day and night except for heavy shelling on trench S.15 in the morning. The question of retaliation by artillery, which was formerly very erratic and unorganisted was discussed between the C.O and the artillery commander last night'.