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ALLEN, Arthur Guy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 535 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 535, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 535, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
His death in WW2
Arthur Guy Allen was living in PNG at the outbreak of WW2. He was working as a Copra merchant and living on Mioko Island in East New Britain. He was captured by the Japanese, and was being sent to Japan on the POW ship Montevideo Maru when the ship was sunk by an American submarine, Sturgeon. He was one of 1054 prisoners and one of the 209 civilian prisoners who were killed.
Submitted 4 May 2018 by Peter Allen
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