Name
Walter Alfred Henry Allen
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
22/02/1919
41
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Sapper
Wr/ 250299
Royal Engineers
275th Railway Company
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
MAUBEUGE (SOUS-LE-BOIS) CEMETERY
B. 15
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Shenley Village Memorial
Pre War
Son of Joseph and Mary Allen, living at Green Street, Shenley and both pensioners on the 1911 census.
Husband of Agnes Allen, nee Floyd. Married 21 May 1899 at St Peters, Highgate Hill, N19. Father of Florence Elizabeth Allen born 26 Sep 1899, Henry Charles William Allen born 17 Nov 1901 and Eliza Mary Agnes born 17 Nov 1901.
1901 Census himself, wife and first child living at 6 Cathcart Street, Islington, with his occupation being Labourer. The 1911 census has the whole family living at 136 Warwick Road, Silver Street, Edmonton. Occupation General Labourer.
Agnes Allen went on to live at 2 Cornwallis Avenue, Bounces Road, Edmonton, N9.
Wartime Service
After being medically examined and found organically fit on 19 Oct 1914 he was issued the number 54795, this was later changed either due to re-numbering or change of unit.
He died at No. 5 Casualty Clearing Station, France.
Items returned to the widow were; Photos, Letters, Pouch, Purse, Cap Badge, Celluloid Ring, Cards, Razor, Holdall, Toothbrush, Comb and Stub. She also received back pay and gratuities of £42 13s and was later awarded a pension of 13s 9d per week
Additional Information
Items returned to the widow were; Photos, Letters, Pouch, Purse, Cap Badge, Celluloid Ring, Cards, Razor, Holdall, Toothbrush, Comb and Stub. She also received back pay and gratuities of £42 13s and was later awarded a pension of 13s 9d per week. He was variously named as Walter Allen, Walter Henry Allen, Walter Alfred Henry Allen or Walter Henry Alfred Allen. These names appearing on various documents during his lifetime.
Acknowledgments
Taff Williams, Brenda Palmer
