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ALLEN, William Joseph
(Service number 41722)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	11/05/1894	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Forresters Arms Hotel, Greytown
Occupation	Motorman
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Miss CASEY (friend), Forresters Arms Hotel, Greytown
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

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Biographical Notes

William Joseph Allen was the son of Irish-born Michael and Norah Allen. He was educated at Sacred Heart School Timaru and the Timaru Marist Brothers School..

Sources

NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 July 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [30 July 2018]

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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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