Private Allen lost his live while in action during the Vimy Ridge Operations (La Folie Farm Sector).
Military Service-
Rank: Private
Service Number: 770099
Age: 19
Force: Army
Unit: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
A clerk by trade, residing on Alcina Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 11 Jan 1916 in Toronto ( he initially joined the 124th Battalion, later joining the P.P.C.L.I. in the field on 4 Feb 1917).
Son of James C. and Isabella Allen of Alcina Avenue.
Private Ben Allen is commemorated on Page 190 of Canada's First World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Private Allen lost his live while in action during the Vimy Ridge Operations (La Folie Farm Sector).
Military Service-
Rank: Private
Service Number: 770099
Age: 19
Force: Army
Unit: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
A clerk by trade, residing on Alcina Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 11 Jan 1916 in Toronto ( he initially joined the 124th Battalion, later joining the P.P.C.L.I. in the field on 4 Feb 1917).
Son of James C. and Isabella Allen of Alcina Avenue.
Private Ben Allen is commemorated on Page 190 of Canada's First World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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