Samuel ALLEN

Regimental number8/313
Date of birth19 June 1894
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSydney Street, Invercargill
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Peter Allen, Sydney Street, Invercargill
Previous military serviceServed in 8th (Southland) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 16 November 1917
Discharge date1 March 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Ruahine', 16 November 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 1 March 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death18 July 1967 Invercargill
Age at death74
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22269090