Allen family papers, pictorial material, and realia, 1915-1923

fonds

1915-1923

Textual Records, Medals, Badges, Graphic Materials, Photographs

881163

0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)
10 photographic prints - various sizes - black & white
6 medals

Con Harold Allen (1889-1915) was a private in the 2nd Battalion (Infantry), Australian Army. His date of embarkation was 11 February 1915 in Sydney on board the HMAT Seang Bee. He was killed in action at Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, on 1 May 1915. He is buried at Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. He was a chemist and metallurigist, and was 26 years old at the time of his death.

Reference:
Australian War Memorial

By descent from Con Harold Allen to his sister Miss Winifred Mary Allen.

SERIES 01
Allen family papers, 1915-1923
MLMSS 3953

SERIES 02
Series 02: Photographs, medals, identification disc, ribbon, and memorial plaque relating to Con Harold Allen, ca. 1910-1920

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No.2 as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010