William – Allen – Great Central Railway – Private – 21/10/1914

Title

William – Allen – Great Central Railway – Private – 21/10/1914

Initials / forenames

William

Surname

Allen

Railway company

Great Central Railway

Military unit

Coldstream Guards, 3rd Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

7219

Railway department

Wombwell, Engineer's Dept

Railway job

Platelayer

Date died

21/10/1914

Magazine reference

Great Central Railway Journal, May 1915, p.335

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Notes

Aged 23, son of John and Eliza Allen, of 4, Church Lane, Barnsley, Yorks.

Information source

St Paul?s Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Citation

“William – Allen – Great Central Railway – Private – 21/10/1914,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 11, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62533.