Richard Frederick Allen (1893 - 1917)

Born 1893 in Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 4 Oct 1917 at about age 24 in Passendale, West Flanders, Belgium

Biography

Richard Allen was born in England.

Private Richard Allen was Killed in Action during World War I.

Birth

Richard was born in 1893^[1]. Richard was the child of Clement Allen. Mother believed to be Flora L Allen. He is believed to have been born in Brighton

Residence

1893 Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

1901 Rifle Butt Road, Rottingdean, Near Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

1901 Census

Name Richard F Allen

Event Place Rottingdean, Sussex, England

Residence Note Rifle Butt Road

Gender Male - Age 8

Occupation SCHOLAR

Relationship to Head of Household Son

Birth Year (Estimated) 1893

Birthplace Brighton, Sussex

Schedule Type 43 Page Number 7

Flora L Allen Wife F 34 Peckham, London

Richard F Allen Son M 8 Brighton, Sussex

George H Allen Son M 6 Brighton, Sussex

Jessia F Allen Daughter F 5 Brighton, Sussex

Dorothy E Allen Daughter F 2 Brighton, Sussex^[2]

Military Service

Private Richard Allen served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): 13th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
Service ended: 5 October 1917

Name: Richard Frederick Allen

Resided Town: Brighton

Nationality: British

Date of Death: 05/10/1917

Fate: Killed in Action

Rank: Private

Service Number: 65121

Service Branch 13th Bn. Royal Fusiliers ^[3]

Duty Location: France And Flanders^[4]

Death

Richard passed away in 1917, he was killed in action in Flanders. It is likely he was one of the many casualties from the Battle of Passchendaele. The date of his death is during the period when this battle took place.

Burial

Richard Frederick Allen has no known grave he is one of 34997 casualties of war commemorated at TYNE COT MEMORIAL West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 28 to 30 and 162 to 162A and 163A^[5]

Research Notes

The 1901 census shows siblings that appear to have no profiles on wikitree

Sources

1. ↑ GRO Reference: 1893 M Quarter in STEYNING Volume 02B Page 285
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSNG-Y1T : 8 April 2016), Richard F Allen in household of Flora L Allen, Rottingdean, Sussex, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Newhaven subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/845965/allen,-richard-frederick/
4. ↑ https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/records/1787563/private-richard-frederick-allen-british-army-royal-fusiliers-london-regiment/
5. ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-cemeteries-and-memorials/85900/tyne-cot-memorial

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11880709/richard-frederick-allen : accessed 17 October 2021), memorial page for Pvt Richard Frederick Allen (unknown–5 Oct 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #11880709, citing Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium ; Maintained by Paul R (contributor 47317162) .

Acknowledgement

• This profile was created from the first-hand information as remembered by Alan Harbinson, Wednesday, September 17, 2014.
• This profile was empty apart from the details used to create the profile. Service record, death and commemoration details added and editing done by Langridge-71 15:07, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

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