English Māori William Burnett Allen Died 19 April 1942 PDF Key details Service number42409 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM Infantry Training Depot AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Headstone, Heliopolis War Cemetery Egypt (photo B. Coutts, 2009) - This image may be subject to copy … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Burnett AWMM SurnameAllen AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number42409 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM c/o Mrs Neilson, Carrot Street, Te Kuiti, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs A.M.B. Allen (mother), Te Awamutu, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number42409 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Porter/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM Infantry Training Depot AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › William Allen waas the son of Arthur Burnett Allen and Maude Hellena Allen, of Te Awamutu, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death19 April 1942 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Egypt, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryHeliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM 1 B. 17 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William Burnett Allen by laying a poppy. William Allen William Birch Allen William Burnett Allen William Edward Allen William Elliott Burgess Guy Allen Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Burnett 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/2208496 Sources Used DocumentsSecond 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. AWMM p.9 AWMM Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. 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
