He died of wounds on board the hospital ship Dunluce Castle while being transferred to Malta.
He had received a gun shot wound to his head on 8 August 1915.
His embarkation record lists his address as Brookland, Hawkesbury River.Age31Date of Death11 August 1915Civil employmentLabourerEducatedCarlingford Public School, NSWRelationshipsSon of Bartholomew Allen of 18 City Markets, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Service Information
Service number1908RankPrivateRegiment1st Battalion, A.I.FPlace of enlistmentLiverpool, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSWDate of embarkment25 June 1915Place of deathAt sea, MediterraneanBattleBattle of GallipoliMemorial or CemeteryLone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, TurkeyMemorial/Cemetery Brooklyn War MemorialKeywordsBrooklynWW1First World War