Thank you to Mike Crosby for providing this gentleman's year of birth.
A native of New Zealand, George Edmund Allen joined with the Naval forces. On October 21, 1939, the Monowai was requisitioned by the Royal Navy, which was refitted as an armed merchant cruiser at Devonport, Auckland. Commissioned as the armed Merchant Cruiser HMNZS Monowai, it had eight 6 inch guns, two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns and six 20 mm guns, plus some machine guns and depth charges. Her engineering officers were given commissioned rank and remained with her. The service consisted mainly of escorting freighters, tankers and liners between Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, while the threat of German raiders existed. On November 11th, 1940, A section of the 8th Infantry Brigade Group of the 2nd New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force (48 Officers and 852 Ordinary Ranks) embarked at Auckland for Fiji on the Rangatira and the Monowai; they arrived at Lautoka on November 14th. On November 19th, 1940, a further section of the 8th Infantry Brigade Group (54 Officers and 766 Ordinary Ranks) embarked at Auckland for Fiji on the Rangatira and Monowai, arriving at Suva on November 22nd, 1940.
A native of New Zealand, George Edmund Allen joined with the Naval forces. On October 21, 1939, the Monowai was requisitioned by the Royal Navy, which was refitted as an armed merchant cruiser at Devonport, Auckland. Commissioned as the armed Merchant Cruiser HMNZS Monowai, it had eight 6 inch guns, two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns and six 20 mm guns, plus some machine guns and depth charges. Her engineering officers were given commissioned rank and remained with her. The service consisted mainly of escorting freighters, tankers and liners between Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, while the threat of German raiders existed. On November 11th, 1940, A section of the 8th Infantry Brigade Group of the 2nd New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force (48 Officers and 852 Ordinary Ranks) embarked at Auckland for Fiji on the Rangatira and the Monowai; they arrived at Lautoka on November 14th. On November 19th, 1940, a further section of the 8th Infantry Brigade Group (54 Officers and 766 Ordinary Ranks) embarked at Auckland for Fiji on the Rangatira and Monowai, arriving at Suva on November 22nd, 1940.
Thank you to Mike Crosby for providing this gentleman's year of birth.
A native of New Zealand, George Edmund Allen joined with the Naval forces. On October 21, 1939, the Monowai was requisitioned by the Royal Navy, which was refitted as an armed merchant cruiser at Devonport, Auckland. Commissioned as the armed Merchant Cruiser HMNZS Monowai, it had eight 6 inch guns, two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns and six 20 mm guns, plus some machine guns and depth charges. Her engineering officers were given commissioned rank and remained with her. The service consisted mainly of escorting freighters, tankers and liners between Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, while the threat of German raiders existed. On November 11th, 1940, A section of the 8th Infantry Brigade Group of the 2nd New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force (48 Officers and 852 Ordinary Ranks) embarked at Auckland for Fiji on the Rangatira and the Monowai; they arrived at Lautoka on November 14th. On November 19th, 1940, a further section of the 8th Infantry Brigade Group (54 Officers and 766 Ordinary Ranks) embarked at Auckland for Fiji on the Rangatira and Monowai, arriving at Suva on November 22nd, 1940.
A native of New Zealand, George Edmund Allen joined with the Naval forces. On October 21, 1939, the Monowai was requisitioned by the Royal Navy, which was refitted as an armed merchant cruiser at Devonport, Auckland. Commissioned as the armed Merchant Cruiser HMNZS Monowai, it had eight 6 inch guns, two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns and six 20 mm guns, plus some machine guns and depth charges. Her engineering officers were given commissioned rank and remained with her. The service consisted mainly of escorting freighters, tankers and liners between Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, while the threat of German raiders existed. On November 11th, 1940, A section of the 8th Infantry Brigade Group of the 2nd New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force (48 Officers and 852 Ordinary Ranks) embarked at Auckland for Fiji on the Rangatira and the Monowai; they arrived at Lautoka on November 14th. On November 19th, 1940, a further section of the 8th Infantry Brigade Group (54 Officers and 766 Ordinary Ranks) embarked at Auckland for Fiji on the Rangatira and Monowai, arriving at Suva on November 22nd, 1940.
Inscription
Royal New Zealand Navy. This is a Cenotaph as his remains were never recovered.
Gravesite Details
1927
