Lieutenant Colonel

John Manchester Allen

MiD (WW2)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John Candlish Allen, and of Alice Matilda Allen (nee Manchester); husband of E. May Buch Allen, of Piako, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Member of Parliament - 1938-1941.

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2562
Name:
John Manchester Allen
Rank: 
Lieutenant Colonel
Date of Birth:
03 August 1901
Place of Birth: 
Cheadle, Staffordshire, England
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. May Buch Allen (wife), Annandale, Piako, Morrinsville RD, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Annandale, Piako, Morrinsville RD, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer, Member of Parliament for Hauraki
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 21 Battalion, (Commanding)

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 November 1941
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
40
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
6. A. 25.
Cemetery Location: 
Libya
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