Date of death:

February 3rd, 1943 (Enter/Overijssel the Netherlands )

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Old General Cemetery Wierden
Row: A. Grave: 7.

Service number:

936019

Nationality:

British

Francis Frederick Allen was the son of Frederick and Louise Allen and the husband of Eiluned Mair Allen, of Upton Lea, Slough, Buckinghamshire. He served as a Flight Engineer with the Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve, 75 Squadron RAF.

Francis died on Wednesday 3 February 1943 at the age of 23 yrs due to a crash with the Short Stirling BK604 AA-S. His aircraft was attacked by a German night fighter on a mission to Hamburg and crashed near Enter.

On the Goorseweg in Enter, a moment recalls the crash of the plane and its crew. Frances is burried at the Oude Algemene Begraafplaats in Wierden.

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• - Edwin van der Wolf- https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2820726/francis-frederick-allen/ - https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2031

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