ALLEN, Charles Arthur

  1. Service Details
  2. Personal Details
  3. Unit and Rank Details
  4. Notes
  5. Sources

Service Details

Branch of Service
Army
Conflict
World War II (1939-1945)
Date of Enlistment
02/07/1941
Date of Discharge
23/08/1945

Personal Details

Gender
Male
Date of Birth
09/06/1914
Place of Birth
London, England
Address (at enlistment)
Stokes Street, Griffith ACT
Occupation
Public servant
Next of Kin
Maisie Allen (wife), Stokes Street, Griffith ACT

Unit and Rank Details

Service Number
NX71132
Final Rank
Captain
Final Unit
Australian Army Ordnance Corps

Notes

Allen was a public servant with the Department of Commerce when he joined the 53/3 Battalion (militia) in Canberra in November 1936. He married the following year and he and his wife lived in Currong Street, Reid. By 1940 Allen had been appointed as a Lieutenant with 3 Battalion but after joining the AIF in July 1941 he was posted to the Ordnance Corps as an officer. He served in the Middle East during 1941 and Papua in 1942 when he was promoted to Captain. After the war Allen resumed his public service career and by 1953 was the Ceremonial and Hospitality Officer in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Description - height 5 feet 10 inches, weight 128 pounds, chest 35-37.5 inches, Church of England.

Sources

WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
The Canberra Times - 2 May 1940
NAA RecordSearch - Series B883

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Charles Allen. NAA service file.

Charles Allen. NAA service file.

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