John Wlliam (ALLSOP) Allsop (1914 - 1939)

Born 7 Jan 1914 in Burnley, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Constance (Hayler) McLure — married about 1939 in England, United Kingdom

Died 2 Oct 1939 at age 25 in At Sea

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Biography

John William Allsop was born on 7 January 1914 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia, the son of Agnes (Kennedy) Allsop and Charles Henry Allsop.^[1]

He was educated at Essendon State School, then Essendon High School, before going to University of Melbourne.^[2]

He married Eva Hayler on 11 December 1938 in England.^[3][2]

A flight lieutenant in the British Royal Air Force, John was reported missing by the British Air Ministry in October 1939.^[3]

Research notes

Name ALLSOP, JOHN WILLIAM Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 39452 Date of Birth 07 Jan 1914 Place of Birth BURNLEY, VIC Date of Enlistment 20 Jan 1936 Locality on Enlistment HAWTHORN, VIC Place of Enlistment POINT COOK, VIC Next of Kin ALLSOP , CHARLES Date of Death 02 Oct 1939 Place of Death at sea Cause of Death ? Aircraft Whitley K9018 Rank Flight Lieutenant Posting on Death 10 SQUADRON RAF Prisoner of War No Roll of Honour Not Yet Known Honours None for display

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 7115 / 1914. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Jno Wm ALLSOP); (Place: RICHMOND, VIC); (Mother: Agnes KENNEDY); (Father: Chas Hy)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (39452) Flight Lieutenant John William Allsop, No. 10 Squadron (RAF), Second World War." 3 September 2019. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 7 April 2023 by Clare Spring from https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2647826. Archived 20 September 2021 at https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212202/https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2647826.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "R.A.F. pilot missing." 6 October 1939. The Herald (Melbourne), page 3. Retrieved 7 April 2023 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243407825.

• https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1706910
• https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1039018&c=WW2