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William Harold Allen

In memory of:

Corporal William Harold Allen

January 19, 1944
Camp 3D Hospital, Shui-a-Gowa, Japan

Military Service

Service Number:

E/29952

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Additional Information

Born:

June 14, 1910
Reading, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

July 26, 1940
Baie Comeau, Quebec

Son of Francis Walter Allen and Emily Fanny Kirke. Husband of Minnie Eva Russell, of Québec, Québec. Father of William John Allen. Brother of a soldier killed in action during the First World War. His father-in-law, Charles Henry Russell, was a Corporal with the 2nd Canadian Labour Battalion, CEF, during the Great War. The second husband of his widow, Norman Lawrence Riley, served overseas during the Second World War and survived the conflict.

William Harold served in Québec, in New Brunswick, in Newfoundland with Force W, in Hong Kong with Force C, in Japan as prisoner of war. He had 1,269 days of service, including 814 overseas.

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:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan

Grave Reference:

Sec. A. A. 1.

Location:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of William Harold Allen– In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of William Harold Allen – In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.
  • Yokohama War Cemetery– Images of the cemetery at Yokahama and grave markers of 'C' Force members provided courtesy of the Canadian Embassy and War Graves Photography Project through the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association.

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    Yokohama War Cemetery – Images of the cemetery at Yokahama and grave markers of 'C' Force members provided courtesy of the Canadian Embassy and War Graves Photography Project through the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association.
  • Cross of Sacrifice– Images of the cemetery at Yokahama and grave markers of 'C' Force members provided courtesy of the Canadian Embassy and War Graves Photography Project through the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association.

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    Cross of Sacrifice – Images of the cemetery at Yokahama and grave markers of 'C' Force members provided courtesy of the Canadian Embassy and War Graves Photography Project through the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association.
  • Grave Marker– Images of the cemetery at Yokahama and grave markers of 'C' Force members provided courtesy of the Canadian Embassy and War Graves Photography Project through the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association.

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    Grave Marker – Images of the cemetery at Yokahama and grave markers of 'C' Force members provided courtesy of the Canadian Embassy and War Graves Photography Project through the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association.
  • Newspaper Clipping– William lower left. From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – William lower left. From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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