ALLEN, Geoffrey Dunster
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 15 June 1917, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 9 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newington College, Sydney |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Accidental Injuries (plane crash), Minchinhampton, England, 7 September 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Leighterton Church Cemetery, Gloucestershire, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Primary School Great War Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: |
Involvement
Second Lieutenant, Officer, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Second Lieutenant, Officer, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 7 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: Australian Flying Corps awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 22 and the son of George W. and Susannah (nee Hickenbotham)
Allen of "Maynella," 7 Deakin Avenue, Haberfield N.S.W.
Biography
"...Lieutenant Geoffrey Dunster Allen. An accountant from Haberfield with over five years service in the Citizens' Military Forces (CMF), Allen enlisted with the Australian Flying Corps on 15 June 1917. He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Themistocles (A32) on the 4 August 1917. Lt Allen was killed on 7 September 1918 when his Sopwith Camel (No. C.106) crashed near Minchinhampton whilst on training duties. He is buried at Leighterton Cemetery." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Geoffrey Dunster ALLEN was born on 9th November 1896 in Newcastle, NSW
His parents were George ALLEN and Susannah HICKENBOTHAM
He died on 7th September, 1918 when practising aerobatics being one of his final tests before going to a fighting school over in Minchinhampton Aerodrome ,when his Sopwith Camel plane went out of control & crashed into a hay shed, Killing him instantly. - he is buried in Leighterton Cemetery in the Cotswolds district, Gloucestershire, UK = he is also commemorated on the Australian War Memorial and was awarded the British War medal.
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