William Burnett Allen

Forenames

William Burnett AWMM

Surname

Allen AWMM

Service number

42409 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM c/o Mrs Neilson, Carrot Street, Te Kuiti, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs A.M.B. Allen (mother), Te Awamutu, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

42409 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Porter/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
Infantry Training Depot AWMM

William Allen waas the son of Arthur Burnett Allen and Maude Hellena Allen, of Te Awamutu, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

19 Apr 1942 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM 1 B. 17 AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2208496
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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• Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.