Stanley Fairgrieve Allen

Brigadier

OBE, MiD (WW2)

Awards

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of George and Agnes Allen, of Liverpool, England; husband of Florence Macdonald Allen, of Wellington City, New Zealand. Formerly Offr. Cdg. 2nd New Zealand Divisional Sigs.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Born in Liverpool on 17 May 1897, he was an officer of the New Zealand Staff Corps. Was Commander of New Zealand Div Sigs and OC New Zealand Corps of Sigs from 5 January 1940-27 September 1941, Commanding Officer of 21 Battalion December 1941-July 1942. Lieutenant-Colonel S F Allen was killed in action at Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt on 15 July 1942. [NZ History. net. Accessed 21/11/2021]

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Casualty

Service Number:

4005

Name:

Stanley Fairgrieve Allen

Rank:

Brigadier

Date of Birth:

17 May 1897

Place of Birth:

Liverpool, England

Next of Kin:

Mrs Florence MacDonald Allen (wife), 11 Shirley Street, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Army Office, Hamilton, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Army Officer

Unit:

New Zealand Infantry, 21 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

15 July 1942

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

05 January 1940

Destination:

Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

El Alamein War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

XXX. H. 1.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt