| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Lone Pine Area, Lone Pine |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0029 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Allen, Henry |
| Date made | 1915-1927 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/377 |
| 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, Henry (Lieutenant, b. c1886 - d.1915)
Description
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Henry Allen, 3 Battalion, Lone Pine, 1915. Collection includes a typewritten condolence letter written by Brigadier General N. M. Smyth to Allen's mother describing his fatal wounding at Lone Pine, 7 August 1915 and a carbon copy of letter written by the Australian War Memorial to Mrs F Duncan (his sister) requesting the donation of any relics related to Allen.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 2nd Lieutenant Henry Allen, 3 Battalion, Australian Infantry. Died of wounds, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915. Age 39. Son of Samuel and Sarah Allen. Native of Fenton, Staffs, England. Served with the Scottish Rifles and Scottish Horse in the Boer War.