Basic Details
Surname
Allen
Forenames
Sam
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
6910
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 40 Clifton Avenue.
(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, rank and military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Suffolks
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
7th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
C.Q.M.S.
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not stated
Country of burial
Not stated
Year of death
1917
Month of death
December
Day of death
10
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 10th December 1917"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action