Archibald Allen

Archibald Robert Allen
Born(1888-10-20)20 October 1888
Nunhead, England
DiedSeptember 1961
AllegianceAustralia
Branch
Australian Army
Service years
1914–1944
Rank
Brigadier
CommandsWestern 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)
Conflicts
First World War
Second World War
AwardsEfficiency Decoration

Brigadier Archibald Robert Allen, ED (20 October 1888 – September 1961) was a senior Australian Army officer in the Second World War.

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

  1. 1 2 Allen, Archibald Robert, bio at www.generals.dk

See also