Date of birth:

1917 (Edmonton/Alberta, Canada)

Date of death:

April 28th, 1944

Nationality:

Canadian

Servie number J.14769.

Lawrence Allen attended Prince of Wales School and Sandwich Collegiate Institute and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1940. He lived in Windsor, Ontario where he was a theatre manager.
He enlisted in the RCAF in January 1942 and went oversees in October in that year. His first tour of operations was with No. 420 'Snowy Owl' Squadron in Africa. Following that he was posted in England and joined the Pathfinders.
He was killed in action with No.405 Squadron, flying in a Lancaster. He lies buried in Belgium, Webbekom Cemetery (Antwerp).

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 420 (Snowy Owl) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Awarded on:

April 27th, 1944

Citation:
"This officer has completed as navigator many successful operations against the enemy in the course of which he has invariably displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Awarded on:

July 17th, 1948

With Palme.

• - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 37399 published on the 18 December 1945
  - Air Force Association of Canada
  - Multi Cultural Canada