Allen, Maj. Willam b. June 8, 1882 d. August 27, 1933 World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. From his London Gazette citation: "On 3 September 1916 near Mesnil, France, when gun detachments were unloading high explosive ammunition, the enemy suddenly began to shell the battery position. The first shell fell on one of the limbers, exploded the ammunition and caused several casualties. Captain Alien at once ran across under heavy shell fire and started attending to the wounded. He himself was hit four times by pieces of shell, but he went coolly on...[Read More] (Bio by: derrick unwin) Earnley Parish Churchyard, Earnley, West Sussex, England
b. June 8, 1882 d. August 27, 1933