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SIDNEY CHARLES ALLEN

Died : 09 Sep 1914
Rank : Private
Service no at death: 6143
Surname: ALLEN
Forename: SIDNEY CHARLES
Initials: S C
Date of Birth 1881
Place of BirthLytchett Minster
Place of Birth Source1911 Census
Address 23 Darbys Lane, Oakdale, Poole (1911)
Schools attended
Employment / tradeFarm Labourer
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Parents - Frederick Allen (1859-1915) and Olive Short (1859-1920). 6 siblings. Grandparents - Edmund Allen (1823-1897) and Penninah Dymott (1827-1861). Frederick Short (1838-1916) and Elizabeth Rogers (1834-1909)
Spouse Name Florence G Colborne married 1911 Canford Magna
NotesBrother of John Robert Allen died 18 Dec 1914
Regiment at call-upDorsetshire Regiment
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upPrivate
Service no at call-up6143
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported toDorchester
Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details
Other rank
Other service no
Service facts
Age at death32
Date of death 09 Sep 1914
Regiment at deathDorsetshire Regiment
Battalion at death1st Bn.
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of death
Service no at death6143
Field of action at death
Place of deathFrance
Location of graveMontreuil-Aux-Lions British Cemetery
Position
Other memorialsBrass plaque at Canford Magna Church
Newspaper Reference