BORN BARNSLEY, 1886. SECOND SON OF JOSEPH ALLEN (1848-1924) AND BETSEY JANE CROMPTON (1849-1908), OF 122 WATERLOO STREET, HULL (CWGC RECORDS). EMPLOYED AS AN ATTENDANT. HE ENLISTED IN HULL AS PRIVATE, 1479, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANFERRED TO THE 2/4TH KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 05/08/1918, AGED 34. HUSBAND OF MRS GERTRUDE E ALLEN, WHO HE MARRIED IN JANUARY 1914. SADLY THEIR ONLY DAUGHTER DIED IN 1914. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW. HE IS BURIED ON THE MARNE, FRANCE.
| Name | Joseph Allen |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Barnsley, Yorkshire |
| Death Date | 5 Aug 1918 |
| Death Place | Sezanne Communal Cemetery, Marne, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 2/4th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 235325 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 1479, E. Yorks Regt |
First name:
JOSEPH
Military Number:
235325
Rank:
Private
Date Died
05/08/1918
Place died:
Sezanne Communal Cemetery, Marne, France
Age:
34
17 LEO TERRACE, WATERLOO STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
