ALLEN, Geoffrey
| Service Number: | 428170 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1942, Cadet Wing Hobart |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 614 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 22 November 1924 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Fitter and Turner |
| Died: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 7 February 1993, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Air Cadet, 428170, Cadet Wing Hobart | |
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| 22 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 428170 | |
| 22 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 428170 | |
| 3 Jan 1945: | Promoted Pilot Officer, No. 614 Squadron (RAF) | |
| 30 Jul 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 428170 | |
| 30 Aug 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 428170 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Flying Officer, 428170 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Geoffrey was the eldest of three children of William Arthur Allen (born 1894 in Launceston, Tasmania) and Ivy Decima Goldsworthy (born 1898 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania). William was a Cabinet Maker when he enlsited in WWI, serving as a Private (Service No:2226), and in 1921 he had returned to Launceston where he married Ivy. William worked as a Saddle - Tree Maker in Launceston, where he and Ivy raised their family. William served in the ACMF (Staff Sergeant, Service No:T51815) in WWII.
Geoffrey was an apprentice Fitter and Turner (Launceston Railways) when he enlisted with No 6 Cadet Wing in February 1942. He enlisted with the RAAF in March 1943 (Service No:428170), progressing from Air Gunner to a commission in January 1945. Geoffrey served in the UK, and was Discharged on 30 August 1945. Brothers-in-Law Henry (Harry) Roy Trethewie (Corporal, RAAF, Service No:428032) and Harry Owen Crocker (Leading Aircraftman, Service No:88744) also served in WWII.
Geoffrey returned to Launceston, Tasmania following his Discharge, and worked as a Fitter and Turner. In 1946 he married Elizabeth (Betty) Emily Trethewie (born 1921 in Launceston, Tasmania). Betty (a Nurse) and she Geoffrey settled in Launceston, where Geoofrey died in 1993 and Betty in 2000.
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