| Accession Number | P04201.007 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 18 April 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
404842 Flying Officer (FO) John James Allen, RAAF, reading a speech or the telegrams at the ...
Description
404842 Flying Officer (FO) John James Allen, RAAF, reading a speech or the telegrams at the wedding breakfast of Wing Commander Petrus Hugo DFC & Bar and Angela Seeds.
Group Captain Petrus Hendrik Hugo, DSO, DFC & two bars was a South African fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force (RAF). His Afrikaans origins and pronounced accent earned him the nickname "Dutch", which he was known by throughout his RAF career.
FO Allen was born in Charters Towers, Queensland, in 1919. Prior to his military service, Allen worked as a jackeroo in Queensland. He joined the Militia in 1939 serving with 26 Battalion and enlisted with the Royal Australian Air Force in December of 1940. Allen trained as a pilot and attained the rank of Flying Officer in March 1942 while attached to 41 Squadron, Royal Air Force. FO Allen was killed in an aircraft accident in Breighton, Yorkshire, England on 20 June 1942. He is buried at Holme-Upon-Spalding Moor (All Saints) Churchyard in Yorkshire.
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