View source for Allen Lawrence Pte. 4858676

{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Allen Lawrence
|Army number=4858676
|Rank=Pte.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Unit=Joined the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, no enlistment date as yet.  Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 18/4/1940, posted 10th Bn DLI.  Served BEF.  Notification received that he had been taken Prisoner of War (probably 20/5/1940 or shortly thereafter) on 17/9/1940.  Date of repatriation not known.  Class Z Army Reserve 9/7/1946.
|Joined Brigade=18-Apr-40
|Prisoner of War=Camps 344 and  8B  Number 14504.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
|Source table=10DLI
}}

For some unknown reason Pte Allen is not included in the Register of WW2 PoWs.  The commonality of his name prevented specific identification in genealogical records.