John
Peter Langley
Allen
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 21
in At Sea
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| Created 5 Apr 2020
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Biography
John Allen was a Prisoner of War during World War II.
John Allen died as a prisoner of war on the Montevideo Maru during the Second World War.
John Peter Langley Allen was born in 1920 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the son of Charles John and Iris Edith Allen. [1]
He enlisted in the Australian Army Militia at Brisbane, QLD on 09 May 1940 as a Private (Q197029) in the 1st Labour Coy in Brisbane. At the time he was single, living with his mother at Ashgrove, QLD and had no occupation. He had dark hair, brown eyes and was 5 ft 6 & 1/2 in tall. [2] [3]
He was transferred to Headquarters Northern Command in Brisbane on 18 May 1940 and classified as a Clerk Group III.
On 23 Jan 1941 he was promoted Cpl.
On 17 Sep 1941 he was transferred to Headquarters, 8 MD and embarked on the MV "Macdhui" from Brisbane on 27 Sep 1941 for Rabaul, New Britain in the Territory of New Guinea. He disembarked there on 08 Oct 1941.
After the Japanese invasion of 23 Jan 1942, he was captured on the Lassul Bay coast and became a Prisoner of War, initially held at Rabaul.
He died on board the "Montevideo Maru" when it was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of the Philippines on 01 Jul 1942, en route from Rabaul to Hainan where he was destined for forced labour. [4]
He has a memorial in the Rabaul War Cemetery and Memorial, Papua New Guinea. [5] He also has a memorial in the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. [6]
He was posthumously transferred to the 2nd AIF as QX64943.
Sources
- ↑ Queensland Birth Registration Index: The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; index entry for John Peter Langley Allen, Birth date: 11 Oct 1920, Father: Charles John William Allen, Mother: Iris Edith Creedy Langley-Simmons, Registration Number: 1920/B/62867; Link to Record 1920/B/62867 : accessed 2 Mar 2024
- ↑ World War 2 Service: (Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs: accessed 3 Mar 2024), Veteran Details for John Peter Langley Allen for Service with the Australian Army; Service Number: QX64943 (Q197029); Rank: Corporal; Enlistment Date: 13 May 1940; Date of Death: 1 Jul 1942
- ↑ National Archives Australia World War 2 Australian Army Service Record: National Archives Australia: 4481380 accessed 3 Mar 2024
- ↑ Queensland Death Registration Index: The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; index entry for John Peter Langley Allen, Death date: 1 Jul 1942, Father: Charles John William Allen, Mother: Iris Edith Creedy Langley-Simmons, Registration Number: 1947/S/4414; Link to Record 1947/S/4414 : accessed 2 Mar 2024
- ↑ FindAGrave: database and images, memorial page for Corporal John Peter Langley Allen; Born: 11 Oct 1921 Brisbane, Queensland; Died: 1 Jul 1942 At Sea; Cemetery: Rabaul War Cemetery and Memorial, Papua New Guinea; Find A Grave: Memorial #23807693; maintained by: Shane König von Castlemaine; created by: International Wargraves Photography Project; accessed: 2 Mar 2024
- ↑ FindAGrave: database and images, memorial page for John Peter Langley Allen; Died: 1 Jul 1942; Cemetery: Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory; Find A Grave: Memorial #249766920; created by: ! woowoo; accessed: 2 Mar 2024
- Roll of Honour - Family Notices (1948, July 1). The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved April 5, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49906279
- Roll of Honour - Australian War Memorial - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1696194
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission - https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2615313/allen,-john-peter-langley/
- Virtual War Memorial Australia: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/617976
- The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial (https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/ : accessed 7 Mar 2024) database entry for John Peter Langley Allen
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