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Desborough Soldiers

Allen, Thomas
1897 - 1916

Enlistment

  • Enlisted:
  • at Desborough on 10 Feb 1914. Aged 17y
  • Description:
  • height 5ft 6½in; chest 37in; physical development Good.
  • Occupation:
  • Shoe Operative
  • Next of kin:
  • (Father) Tom Andrews, 9 Lower King Street, Desborough

Service history

10 Feb 1914Appointed to 1/4 Battn Northamptonshire Regiment (1660)
29 Jul 1915Embarked for M.E.F. from Devonport on H.M.T. "Royal George"
12 Sep 1915Illness: Sick to hospital. Gallipoli Peninsula
19 Sep 1915Rejoined unit. Gallipoli Peninsula
30 Oct 1915Illness: Admitted to St Paul's Hospital, Malta
13 Jan 1916Illness: Invalided to England per H.S. "Mores"
08 Feb 1916Died of enteric fever, London General Hospital, Wandsworth .




 

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