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Lawrence Arnold Allen

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Navigator Lawrence Arnold Allen

April 28, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/14769

Age:

26

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

405 Sqdn.

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Flying Cross

Additional Information

Son of Max and Ida Allen, of Windsor, Ontario. B.A. (University of Michigan).

Allen Lake, Northwest Territories was named after Lawrence Allen.

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:

WEBBEKOM CHURCHYARD
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Grave 5.

Location:

WEBBEKOM CHURCHYARD is located 30 Km east of Leuven. From the Grote Markt in the centre of Diest take the Sint-Jan Berchmanstraat which leads directly away from the Stadhuis. Take the first right into the Leuvensestraat and travel 400 m to a main set of traffic lights. Turn left at these lights onto the N10 Commissaris Neyskenslaan for 500 m. Turn right onto the E Robeynslaan (N2) and follow this road for 1.3 kilometers. This will bring you almost into Webbekom. Turn left into Webbekomstraat and go 100 m further where you will find the cemetery surrounding the church on the right side of the road. The Commission plot is to the rear of the church.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Navigator Lawrence Arnold 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 Navigator Lawrence Arnold Allen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Navigator Lawrence Arnold 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 Navigator Lawrence Arnold Allen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • 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
  • Photo of LAWRENCE ARNOLD ALLEN– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of LAWRENCE ARNOLD ALLEN – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Death Certificate– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Death Certificate – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Record of Service– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Record of Service
    Record of Service – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Obituary– Lawrence Allen is honoured on page 5 of the memorial book, CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties, compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948. This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume. For additional information about these archival records, please contact: The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives 1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada) telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 facsimile: 514-931-0548 website: www.cjc.ca

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    Obituary
    Obituary – Lawrence Allen is honoured on page 5 of the memorial book, CANADIAN JEWS IN WORLD WAR II, Part II: Casualties, compiled by David Rome for the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1948. This extract is provided courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Congress which holds the copyright for this volume. For additional information about these archival records, please contact: The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives 1590 Ave. Docteur Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 (Canada) telephone: 514-931-7531 ex. 2 facsimile: 514-931-0548 website: www.cjc.ca
  • Allen Lake– Allen Lake, Northwest Territories (lat 605600 long 1034800) was named after Lawrence Allen. Three hundred and sixteen place names in the Northwest Territories commemorate Second World War casualties. http://www.pwnhc.ca/programs/commemorative_names/war_casualties.asp

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    Allen Lake
    Allen Lake – Allen Lake, Northwest Territories (lat 605600 long 1034800) was named after Lawrence Allen. Three hundred and sixteen place names in the Northwest Territories commemorate Second World War casualties. http://www.pwnhc.ca/programs/commemorative_names/war_casualties.asp
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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