1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

Albert Allen

Contributed by: Angela McQueen, on 2008-11-04

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Rank
First NameAlbert
SurnameAllen
Year of Birth1893
Year of Death1916
RegimentSomerset Light Infantry
Place of Wartime ResidenceCorsham, Wiltshire

Albert's Story

My great uncle Albert Allen died on 9th August 1916 and is first on the war memorial in Corsham where I was brought up. He was killed near Hill 60 and is burried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery near Poperinge in Northern France. I visited his grave in 2006.

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