Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal G. S. Allen, 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 14 July 1916

Military Medal, G.V.R. (3321 Pte G. S. Allen. 1/Nth’d. Fus.); 1914 Star (3321 Pte (A. Cpl) G. [sic] Allen. 1/North’d Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (3321 Pte. G. S. Allen. North’d Fus.) generally very fine or better (4) £360-£400

M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916.

M.I.D. London Gazette 22 June 1915.

George Sharp Allen served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers in the French theatre of war from 13 August 1914. He was killed in action on the Western Front, 14 July 1916. The Battalion served as part of the 9th Brigade, 3rd Division on the Somme from 2 July 1916. On the date that Allen was killed the Battalion was engaged in the ‘attack on Bazentin-le-Grand (14/7) - in support of 13th King’s Liverpool and 12th West Yorkshire objective taken by 9.30am. Casualties - 211.’ (British Battalions on the Somme by R. Westlake refers)

Corporal Allen is commemorated on the Theipval Memorial, Somme, France.