Archibald Allen
Brigadier Archibald Robert Allen, ED (20 October 1888 – September 1961) was a senior Australian Army officer in the Second World War.
Archibald Robert Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 October 1888 Nunhead, England |
| Died | September 1961 |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/ | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1944 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands held | Western Reinforcement Training Centre (1944) Western Australia Lines of Communication Area Training Depots (1942–44) 3rd Infantry Brigade (1936–42) 43rd/48th Infantry Battalion (1931–36) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Efficiency Decoration |
Allen is believed to have enlisted in the First World War on 16 September 1914 and was assigned to H Company in the 16th Battalion (according to the AIF Project website).
Between the wars Allen was the Commanding Officer 43rd/48th Infantry Battalion.[1]
During the Second World War Allen was Commanding Officer of the 3rd Infantry Brigade (1936–1942), and Commandant of the Western Reinforcement Training Centre (1944). He retired in 1944.[1]
References
- Allen, Archibald Robert, bio at www.generals.dk
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