Lawrence ALLEN

Regimental number12/1139
Date of birth18 August 1892
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCabinetmaker
AddressMount Roskill
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height6' 0"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Allen, Grange Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in B Company, 3rd Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date28 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankSapper
Final unitNew Zealand Engineers
FateKilled in Action 9 May 1915
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Regimental No 4/1139A
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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