English Māori Arthur Frederick Allen Born 19 November 1909 - Died 18 February 1944 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 38479 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankCaptain/Military AWMM New Zealand Engineers, 6 Field Company AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait Cairo in May 1942. - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesArthur Frederick AWMM SurnameAllen AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII 38479 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionAnglican, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth19 November 1909 AWMM AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM 3 Townley Street, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mrs M.H. Allen (wife), Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 1 February 1941 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignSinai & Palestine AWMM Italy AWMM North Africa AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 38479 AWMM Military serviceCadets - 5 years (Sergeant) AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM 1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM Italy Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Civil Engineer/Civilian AWMM Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Lieutenant/Military AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankCaptain/Military AWMM New Zealand Engineers, 6 Field Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Arthur Allen was the son of William Arthur Allen and Ada Florence Allen (nee Scott) of Hastings, Hawke's Bay. Both parents were from England. When he enlisted his father was deceased and his mother's surname was Newman. He was the husband of Mary Harthill Allen of Gisborne.An interesting collection of letters written in transit from New Zealand and from Africa and Italy is held in the Auckland War Memorial Museum Library Manuscript Collection. (reference MS99/31) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death18 February 1944 AWMM Age 34 AWMM Cassino, Italy AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryCassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI. B. 10. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryThe New Zealand Herald dated 29 February 1944 reported that Captain Allen had been killed in action. AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Arthur Frederick Allen by laying a poppy. Arthur Candish Allen Arthur Ford Allen Arthur Frederick Allen Arthur Geoffrey Allen Arthur George Allen Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Arthur Frederick Allen Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2607967 Sources Used DocumentsAuckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM The Weekly News AWMM Weekly News, 1944 AWMM Cody, J.F. (1961). New Zealand Engineers, Middle East. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM pp. 66, 185, 414. AWMM Allen, Arthur Frederick. letters 1941-1944. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 99/31. AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM An article about the war commemorations in Cassino featured in the (2004, May 28). New Zealand Herald. AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.10 AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
