Identity
Title
Forenames
John Candlish AWMM
Surname
Allen AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Service number
WWI 24304 AWMM
Gender
Iwi
Hapū
Waka
Rohe
Religion
Civilian life
Birth
Date of birth
Place of birth
Birth notes
Address before enlistment
WW1 Pre 3 April 1916 AWMM Annandale, Piako, New Zealand AWMM
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
WW1 46255 AWMM
Relationship status
Pre 25 September 1916
AWMM Married AWMM Married, 3 children
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Service
Capture details
Days interned
Liberation date
Liberation Repatriation
POW liberation details
POW serial number
Medical notes
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
5 foot 8 inches AWMM - Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
170 pounds AWMM - Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
Biographical information
Son of William Shepherd Allen and Elizabeth Penelope Allen, of Woodhead Hall, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England.
Husband of Alice Matilda Manchester, married October 1900. Father of John Manchester (b August 1901); Margery Elizabeth Candlish (b June 1903) and Arthur Candlish (b February 1911)
Quartermaster with the 2nd Auckland Battalion in France
Held rank of Major in Auckland Motor Reserve. AWMM
Memorials
Memorial name
- Memorial plaque, Auckland Garrison Officers Club, St Mary's Church (part of Holy Trinity Cathedral ), corner St Stephens Avenue & Parnell Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Roll of Honour
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Processing
Sources
External links
Documents
- World War I Roll of Honour for the Ōrākei Local Board area. The Ōrākei Local Board commissioned a World War I roll of honour for its area to commemorate the war’s centenary. The board welcomes additional information from the public on this project. AWMM
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
41: 3 AWMM
Contributors
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| Date | Name | Location | Relationship | Contact |
| 27 March 2015 | Ann | Northland, New Zealand | Other Relative |
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