Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery | X. B. 46. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.115 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 58C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Born at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, son of Edmund Allen; husband of G. Allen, later of 18, Priory Avenue, Hornsey, London.Married Annie Gertrude
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 23rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Detail :
G/29435 Private Edmund William Allen, 23rd Battalion Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment.
Probate: of 18 Priory Avenue, Hornsey, Middlesex. Private 23rd Middlesex Battalion died 30th October 1916 in France on active service. Probate 13th Dec to Annie Gertrude Allen widow. Effects £110.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Honor Deo No. 3562 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
12th December 1911 | 1st February 1912 | 7th March 1912 |
He is listed as a 25 year old Bank Clerk resident of Muswell Hill and is one of five of the first initiates of this newly formed lodge. Alongside him in the register, initiated and passed on the same dates is HENRY THOMAS ORDISH, who was killed 1918. The contribution record shows his war service which is followed by "Killed in Action 4/11/16."
The lodge was primarily a lodge of Old Boys of the Mercers' School at Holborn, and experienced a decline in membership in the years following the closure of that school. The final meeting of the lodge was on 9th November, 1995.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley