Difference between revisions of "Allen John George Alfred Piper 4456354"
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|Date of birth=Research indicates born Q1 1911 - registered at Tynemouth. | |Date of birth=Research indicates born Q1 1911 - registered at Tynemouth. | ||
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Battalion Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 19/12/45. | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Battalion Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 19/12/45. | ||
| − | |Decorations=None known beyond Service | + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. |
|Age=(At the time of his death). 48. | |Age=(At the time of his death). 48. | ||
|Company/Battery=HQ Company. | |Company/Battery=HQ Company. | ||
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|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 8487. | |Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 8487. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=Death appears to have been registered in Newcastle in Q1 1960 at the age of 48. | |Died/Killed in action=Death appears to have been registered in Newcastle in Q1 1960 at the age of 48. | ||
| − | |Home address=55, Allendale Rd. Newcastle 6. Research indicates | + | |Home address=55, Allendale Rd. St. Anthony's, Newcastle 6. Research indicates marriage in Q3 1939 to Elizabeth J. Rutherford in Newcastle upon Tyne. |
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
| + | |Image Name=Abefcb85-8096-4e1d-8b77-dcbbee69d906_(1).jpeg | ||
| + | |Image Title=Piper John G.A. Allen, 1st Tyneside Scottish. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:08, 16 July 2026
Personnel Entry
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Name Allen John George Alfred
Army number 4456354
Rank Piper
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Research indicates born Q1 1911 - registered at Tynemouth.
Age (At the time of his death). 48.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Battalion Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 19/12/45.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Pipe Band.
Task or role Piper.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 8487.
Died/Killed in action Death appears to have been registered in Newcastle in Q1 1960 at the age of 48.
Home address 55, Allendale Rd. St. Anthony's, Newcastle 6. Research indicates marriage in Q3 1939 to Elizabeth J. Rutherford in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Source table 1TS
