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Arthur Wellesley Allen

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Wedding portrait of Arthur Wellesley Allen (11/1287) and Dorothy Hellen Allen (nee Breakwell) taken at Birmingham, 1918. Image kindly provided by The Jacomb Family (May 2017). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Wedding portrait of Arthur Wellesley Allen (11/1287) and Dorothy Hellen Allen (nee Breakwell) taken …

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Wellesley AWMM
  • Surname
    Allen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 11/1287 AWMM
    • WWII 242696 AWMM
    • WWII 621579 AWMM
    • WWII 621579 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 February 1894 AWMM Johnsonville, Wellington AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Main Street, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Buckle Street. Wellington. AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 Mrs Evelyn Allen (mother), Main Street, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Dorothy Hellen Allen (Wife). 15 West Road, Wellington, W.2. AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 27 March 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • Aug 1914 AWMM
      Capture of Samoa, WW1 AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 11/1287 AWMM
    • WWII 242696 AWMM
    • WWII 621579 AWMM
    • WWII 621579 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Branch Trade Proficiency
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Embarkations

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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
    • Eye colour, WWI AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5'11" AWMM
    • Hair colour, WWI AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Served with the Johnsonville Rifle Volunteers from 1 Mar 1909 - 28 Feb 1911
    The 5th Wellington Regiment from 1 Mar 1911 - 8 Aug 1914
    NZEF 9 Aug 1914 - 28 Apr 1915 (In Samoa) and re-embarked 14 Aug 1915 - 5 Aug 1919
    Also took part in the Second World War as a Sergeant. 1941 - 1944 AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    12 January 1951 AWMM
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  • Age at death
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Memorials

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