In Memory Of

ALLEN, CHARLES HERBERT

Service Details
Age:
 27
Date of Birth:
 1915-04-21
Service No:
 205663
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 72 Operational Training Unit RAF
Unit 2:
 attd. 207 Group East African Forces
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1942-07-23
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Blenheim IV #7763, undergoing flying training in Kenya when their aircraft, a Blenheim bomber, did not return from a cross country navigational flying exercise. The wreck of the aircraft, and their mortal remains, were only discovered in 2002, and positively identified in 2003.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Special Memorial
Cemetery:
 NANYUKI WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Kenya
Additional Information
Son of Thomas Frederick and Lilian Maria Allen, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. On Jeppe High School for Boys Roll of Honour. His brother also died on service. Commemoration stone in Johannesburg (Brixton) Cemetery