Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Harry Allen
Harry Allen's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Harry Allen
Service number: 3439
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 9th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 6 November 1918
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 7 Port Said War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: ALLEN, Tpr. Harry, 3439. 9th Australian Light Horse. Died of pneumonia 6th Nov., 1918. Age 38. Son of Harry and Hannah Allen; husband of R. J. Allen, of Port Rd., Kilkenny, South Australia. H. 9.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
The original grave marker of Harry Allen.
A brief military biography of Harry Allen from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 3439 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Horse trainer |
| Address | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 38 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Rose Jean Allen c/o Miss N Colter, East Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 12 March 1917 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 12 March 1917 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 29th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 7 September 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia. |
| Fate | Died of disease 6 November 1918 |
| Place of death or wounding | Port Said |
| Age at death | 38 |
| Place of burial | Port Said War Memorial Cemetery (Row H, Grave 9), Egypt. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harry and Hannah ALLEN. |
Lest We Forget
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Updated: Monday, 8 June 2009 9:16 PM EADT
