Allen, Norman
Norman Allen entered Guy's as a Dental Student in May 1913. He passed his first examinations shortly after the outbreak of war. In September1914, he enlisted in the Artists' Rifles and proceeded to France a few months later. In May 1915, he obtained a Commission in the 2nd batt. Royal Warwick.Regt., and was wounded in the Battle of Loos on September 1917. He was in England until the following September when he was again ordered to France being at the time attached to the 14th batt.
He was promoted Captain in July1917. The 14th batt. was ordered to Italy in November, 1917, and remained there until March 1918, when it was again sent to France to assist in stemming the German offensive of that period.
Capt. Allen fell while "gallantly rallying his men in an attack upon a German outpost". He was killed on April 14th 1918. Guy's Hospital Reports Vol LXX, War Memorial Number.
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Allen |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Norman |
| Family details | Son of Charles William and Marian Allen, of "Sharsted," Thorpe Rd., Peterborough; husband of Genevieve Marie Alice Maurette Allen (nee Frebourg), of 15, Rue Cemuschi, Paris |
| Previous education | Marlborough Grammar School |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 01 May 1913 |
| Dept / course | L.D.S. Pupilage, Chemistry and Physics |
| Military unit | Artists' Rifles, Royal Warwickshire Regt., "B" Coy. 2nd Bn. posted to 14th Bn. |
| Date enlisted | September 1914 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | France and Italy |
| Date of death | 14 April 1918 |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Burial place | Merville Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy's Hospital Memorial |
| Sources | Guy's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |