James Thomas Allen

Forenames

James Thomas AWMM

Surname

Allen AWMM

Service number

WWII 60813 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1919

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Place of birth

NZ

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Birth notes

Son of James Samuel and Emma Allen, of Gisborne,

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Address before enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM 13th Battery, Fort Cautley, Northhead, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs D.M Allen (wife), Penning Road, Milford, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
• Husband of Dulcie Mabel Allen, of Beach-Haven, Auckland.
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War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 60813 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Soldier/Military AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Gunner/Military AWMM Artillery Reinforcements AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Died from Natural Causes, Cause of Death AWMM
Died on active service AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant AWMM
New Zealand Artillery, 7 Anti-Tank Regiment AWMM

Youngest son of James Samuel and Emma Allen, of Gisborne, New Zealand; husband of Dulcie Mabel Allen, of Beach-Haven, Auckland.

His mother died in January 1944, he is also remembered on her headstone in the Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne. AWMM

Death

22 Mar 1944 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Cause of death

Died from Natural Causes AWMM

Cemetery

Cassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI. F. 15 AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Family grave memorial, Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne District, New Zealand AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Cemetery Records. Gisborne District Council.
  http://www.gdc.govt.nz/cemetery-record-search/
  Sources Used
• Gisborne District Council. Cemetery record for Emma Allen, mother. Available from Council Online Cemetery Search.
  http://www.gdc.govt.nz/online-cemetery-record-search/detail/26692?
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2607971
  Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.