| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0028 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Allen, Frederick James |
| Place made | Netherlands |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/198 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Allen, Frederick James (Private, b.? - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 4728 Private Frederick James Allen, 53 Battalion, France and Germany, 1916-1918. Collection consists of a letter dated 20 September 1918, written from Holland by Pte Allen describing his capture (19-20 July 1916) and later escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp, Munster, Westphalia (11 September 1918).
History / Summary
Biographical note: 4728 Private Frederick James Allen, 53 Battalion, Australian Infantry. Died of sickness, Torquay, 25 October 1918. Age 28. Son of James and Annie Allen, of 9 Chaplin Rd., Willesden Green, London. Born in London.