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John Allardyce Allen

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant John Allardyce Allen

January 3, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/6643

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

432 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 28, 1920

Son of David and Isobel Allen. Husband of Honor Mary Allen, of Paddington, London.

Commemorated on Page 236 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

5. B. 9.

Location:

The BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY is in the district of Charlottenburg, 8 kilometres west of the city centre, on the south side of the Heerstrasse. From Theodor Heuss Platz in the district of Charlottenburg near the exhibition hall complex and next to the Olympic stadium, follow signs for Spandau, proceeding along the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery lies on the Heerstrasse on the left hand side of the road and 3 kilometres from Theodor Heuss Platz. Visitors should drive beyond the BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY to the traffic lights, then turn left directly onto a small one way street running parallel to the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery entrance is on this small one way road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant John Allardyce Allen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant John Allardyce Allen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant John Allardyce Allen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant John Allardyce Allen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Allardyce Allen– J6643 Flight Lieutenant John A. Allen born 28-12-21 Former student of Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute (Toronto)

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    Photo of John Allardyce Allen – J6643 Flight Lieutenant John A. Allen born 28-12-21 Former student of Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
  • Document– Information on the crash of F/Lt Allen's aircraft supplied by the Dutch (Christel & Ger Boogmans) from German records. page 1

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    Document – Information on the crash of F/Lt Allen's aircraft supplied by the Dutch (Christel & Ger Boogmans) from German records. page 1
  • Document (Page 2)– Information on the crash of F/Lt Allen's aircraft supplied by the Dutch (Christel & Ger Boogmans) from German records. page2

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    Document (Page 2) – Information on the crash of F/Lt Allen's aircraft supplied by the Dutch (Christel & Ger Boogmans) from German records. page2
  • Document– F/Lt Allen's school registration card written by himself on entry to North Toronto Collegiate Institute in 1934. He transferred to the new Lawrence Park C.I when it opened in Sept of 1936. The notes at the bottom of the card are those of the office staff. All information is no long out of date.

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    Document – F/Lt Allen's school registration card written by himself on entry to North Toronto Collegiate Institute in 1934. He transferred to the new Lawrence Park C.I when it opened in Sept of 1936. The notes at the bottom of the card are those of the office staff. All information is no long out of date.
  • Document– #4 Missing Evaluation & Enquiry Unit's report on Allen's crew Source: Whitehouse via Library and Archives Canada

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    Document – #4 Missing Evaluation & Enquiry Unit's report on Allen's crew Source: Whitehouse via Library and Archives Canada
  • Document– RCAF evaluations of Allen's ability. Allen is just 22/23 yrs old at this time. Source: Whitehouse via Library and Archives Canada

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    Document – RCAF evaluations of Allen's ability. Allen is just 22/23 yrs old at this time. Source: Whitehouse via Library and Archives Canada
  • Document– Allen's General Information Sheet. Source: Whitehouse via Library and Archives Canada

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    Document – Allen's General Information Sheet. Source: Whitehouse via Library and Archives Canada
  • Letter– A letter from Ottawa to Allen's wife notifying her of his exhumation and reburial in an Imperial War Graves Commission cemetery in Berlin. Source: Whitehouse via Library and Archives Canada

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    Letter – A letter from Ottawa to Allen's wife notifying her of his exhumation and reburial in an Imperial War Graves Commission cemetery in Berlin. Source: Whitehouse via Library and Archives Canada
  • Document– The staff of Allen's high school (Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute) requested information from CMHQ in Ottawa as to the whereabouts of some of their missing students. Allen was just one of many at this time. Source: Whitehouse via Library and Archives Canada

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    Document – The staff of Allen's high school (Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute) requested information from CMHQ in Ottawa as to the whereabouts of some of their missing students. Allen was just one of many at this time. Source: Whitehouse via Library and Archives Canada
  • Letter– Page 2 of the LPCI letter to CMHQ. Source: Whitehouse via Library and Archives Canada

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    Letter – Page 2 of the LPCI letter to CMHQ. Source: Whitehouse via Library and Archives Canada
  • Grave Marker– At Peace Next to his fellow Crew Mates. Dave Morris Tadcaster England.

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    Grave Marker – At Peace Next to his fellow Crew Mates. Dave Morris Tadcaster England.
  • Entrance– Berlin 1939-1945 Enterance. Dave Morris Tadcaster England.

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    Entrance – Berlin 1939-1945 Enterance. Dave Morris Tadcaster England.
  • Cemetery– A view of the main cross inside the Cemetery. Dave Morris Tadcaster England.

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    Cemetery – A view of the main cross inside the Cemetery. Dave Morris Tadcaster England.
  • Origional Grave Marker– This picture of John Allen's grave in Berlin War Cemetery was sent to his family. It looks much more stark than the present stone. All of his crew are buries here with one exception, R193139 John A Cobbett of Hamilton. The Americans mistook him for an American airman and moved his body to one of their cemeteries. Library & Archives Canada RG24 vol 24734 via R. Whitehouse

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    Origional Grave Marker
    Origional Grave Marker – This picture of John Allen's grave in Berlin War Cemetery was sent to his family. It looks much more stark than the present stone. All of his crew are buries here with one exception, R193139 John A Cobbett of Hamilton. The Americans mistook him for an American airman and moved his body to one of their cemeteries. Library & Archives Canada RG24 vol 24734 via R. Whitehouse
  • Document– This re-burial document lists all of the members of Allen's crew except one, Sgt Cobbett from Hamilton Ontario. The American's mistook Cobbett for an American aircrew and moved his body to one of their cemeteries in France. Cobbett was later buried in a Commonwealth War grave but not with is crew. Cobeet's name is mispelled on this document. Source: Library & Archives Canada RG24 Vol24734 via R.W. Whitehouse

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    Document – This re-burial document lists all of the members of Allen's crew except one, Sgt Cobbett from Hamilton Ontario. The American's mistook Cobbett for an American aircrew and moved his body to one of their cemeteries in France. Cobbett was later buried in a Commonwealth War grave but not with is crew. Cobeet's name is mispelled on this document. Source: Library & Archives Canada RG24 Vol24734 via R.W. Whitehouse

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