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Ralph Norman Allen

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Biography for Ralph Norman Allen. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845607-0075). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Ralph Norman Allen. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Person …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ralph Norman AWMM
  • Surname
    Allen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ401247 AWMM
    • WWII 401247 AWMM
    • WWII 401247 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    14 May 1918 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Dunedin New Zealand Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 14 June 2020 - Research
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Civil Servant Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 14 June 2020 - Research
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs A. J. Allen, 4 Delta Street, Roslyn, Dunedin AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    • Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
    • Instructor/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Ralph Allen was the son of Arthur Joseph Allen and of Gertrude Howe Allen (nee Provo), of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

    Attended Otago Boys' High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 January 1942 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    United Kingdom, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Black Bourton (or Burton Abbots) (St Mary Churchyard) Oxfordshire, England AWMM Row E. Grave 2. AWMM
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748) AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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14 April 2021ChrisAucklandResearcher
14 June 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
14 June 2020IanTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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