ALLEN, Denis
(Service number 90823)
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Birth
| Date | 30 August 1887 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | 61 Hobson Street, Auckland | ||
| Occupation | Chef | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. Two children | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs F. M. ALLEN (wife), 3 Barnard Sreet, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 4 August 1948 | Age | 61 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Karori Cemetery, Wellington | ||
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Biographical Notes
Denis Allen was the son of Irish-born Michael and Norah Allen. He was educated at the Timaru Marist Brothers School and Timaru South School. Denis married Florence Mabel Cornelius on 24 October 1910 at Timaru. Their first daughter, Nora Eileen, was born in 1910 at Wellington, and the second, Helen, was born in 1915 at Wellington.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 July 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [30 July 2018]; Karori Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Wellington City Council) [30 July 2018]
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