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Military service
Age:
36
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Division:
5th Bn.
Enlistment:
Kemloops, British Columbia
Death:
April 30, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. B. 27.
Additional information
Son of the late Lt. Arthur James Allen, R.N., and Marion Barlow Allen, of Cheekpoint, Waterford, Ireland; husband of Gertrude Elizabeth Allen, of Church Cottage, Dunmore East, Waterford, Ireland.
Digital gallery of Captain Reginald Arthur Sinclair Allen
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Memorial Cross (Reverse Side)
Other side of the original George Vth issue Canadian Memorial Cross. -
Memorial Cross
Original George Vth issue Canadian Memorial Cross, with sterling silver suspension bar named to: Capt. Reginald Arthur Sinclair ALLEN. Captain Allen was a serving member of the Canadian Militia when he volunteered to go overseas in WWI. His profession was as a prison guard in British Columbia. He served with the 5th Canadian Infantry (Western Cavalry), and died of wounds on April 30th, 1915. -
Memorial
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War Memorial
War Memorial, Salmon Arm & District, British Columbia. Inscribed: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM SALMON ARM DISTRICT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. OUR HEROIC DEAD / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. -
War Memorial
Kamloops Cenotaph, Memorial Park, Battle Street and 2nd Avenue, Kamloops, British Columbia. Includes honour roll tablets listing 189 names for World War I and 92 names for World War II. Unveiled on May 24th, 1925. Inscribed: C.E.F. - NOR TIME NOR TIDE CAN EVER EFFACE THE MEMORY OF OUR GLORIOUS DEAD. -
Grave Marker
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Photo of REGINALD ARTHUR SINCLAIR ALLEN
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper clipping from Daily Telegraph of April 29, 1915. Image taken from web address of http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11561784/Daily-Telegraph-April-29-1915.html
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