John Arthur Allen

A Private with 1st Bn. John died on 9th of July 1944 aged 19. 

John was born at Lowestoft in 1925, a son of Harry Leon and Adelaide Alice May Allen. John's father died in 1926 and in 1929 his mother married Ernest Bridge. Throughout his life John's family lived at 64 Saint George's Road, Lowestoft.

John served with the 1st Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment. His battalion landed on Red Queen Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944. 

John was killed in action at Beuville, north of Caen, and was buried at map reference 060745. There were four other men of his battalion buried there on 8 or 9 July 1944. In June 1945 he was reburied at La Delivrande War Cemetery.