The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private T Allen

Photograph by "ian mould"

Private Thomas ALLEN, S/1095, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, (haematemesis), at 23 Casualty Clearing Station, Flanders France, 27th March 1917, age 42, height 5ft 7 inches, 146lbs.

1871, born Gravesend, Kent.

Joined 97th Foot Regiment, (342465), 20th November 1889, labourer, transferred to Army Reserve, 31st March 1895.

Served on the Punjab Frontier (1897-98) and in the South African Campaign.

12th July 1903, Gravesend, Kent, married Clara Alice Allen , (nee Eaves), of 1, Kempthorne Street, Gravesend, Kent.

Children - Annie E, born 21st May 1904,Gravesend, Kent; James A, born 7th September 1906, Gravesend, Kent; Clare A, born 3rd July 1908, Gravesend, Kent; Ellen R, born 8th June 1910, Gravesend, Kent; John A born 8th May 1912,Gravesend, Kent; Maisie Rose Lorraine born 29th September 1915,Gravesend, Kent.

1911 Census - 14, Kempthorne Street, Gravesend, Kent. - Thomas Allen, head, age 38, married, general labourer, born Gravesend, Kent; Clara Allen , wife, age 33, married 7 years, 5 children all still alive, born Gravesend, Kent; Annie Allen, daughter, age 6, born Gravesend, Kent; Thomas Allen, son, age 5, born Gravesend, Kent; James Allen, son, age 4, born Gravesend, Kent; Clara Allen daughter, age 2, born Gravesend, Kent; Ellen Allen, daughter, age 10 months, born Gravesend, Kent; Thomas Eves, brother in law, age 40, single, general labourer, born Gravesend, Kent; Alfred Eves, brother in law, single, age 38, general labourer, born Gravesend, Kent; James Eves, brother in law, age 35, single, born Gravesend, Kent.

Enlisted Gravesend, Kent, age 43, height 5ft 7 inches, weight 146lb, blue eyes, brown hair, tattoo B.L.A. formerly labourer.

Home, 7th October 1914 to 21st April 1915; BEF, 22nd April 1915 to 27th March 1917.

7th October 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 12th October 1914, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 22nd April 1915, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment & BEF; 23rd April 1915, landed at Infantry Base Depot; 25th April 1915, joined Battalion, "C" Company.

25th July 1917, memo from B Goldsmith, Captain, RAMC, 23 Casualty Clearing Station, (extensively damaged) - Admitted to ..... at 9.15am in .... had had .... for about a fortnight .... and 1 hour previous to..... had vomited up about ...... blood. ... in a dying condition on ... in a short time he vomited twice more and on each occasion bringing up nearly a pint of blood and he died at 9.50am. A post mortem examination was made and the stomach was found to be the seat of the haemorrhage, no definitive ???? of a ????? was found and the cause of the haemorrhage appeared to be a general oozing from the ???? in the mucous membrane. The cause of death was haematemesis probably brought on by gastritis.

1st October 1917, pension of 33/9 a week for widow and children.

Buried at Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, II. D. 12.Pas de Calais, France.

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