Private 97796 George Arthur Allen
Regiment/Unit: Royal Defence Corps -
Theatre of War: Home - Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington
Previous Reg/Num: Pt, 86695, Northumberland Fus.
Age at death: 48
Date of death: 3rd of August 1920
Resided: Matlock, Derbyshire
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 40 / Grave 255
BMD details:
Burial as 03/08/1920
Family details:
Address at enlistment: The Lodge, Holt Lane, Matlock, Derby. Next-of-kin from service papers: Mrs George Allen (aunt) Johnson Street, off Montague Street, Blackburn.
Census details:
1911 : G Allen, 39 Single Hawker boarding at Holt Lane, Matlock Derbyshire. Birth place not known
The Silver War Badge rolls show that George enlisted on 27th June 1918 and was discharged on 22nd April 1919 as a result of sickness.
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[caption]The headstone of Private George Arthur Allen at St Helens Cemetery.
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
