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Mjr. John Harcourt Allen MC. MID.
British Army 144 Siege Battery. Royal Garrison Artillery

John Allen served in France with 122, 220 and 144 Siege Batterries and was mentioned in Despatches in 1918 the same year he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry for saving the battery's guns during a retreat.
After the war he served with Territorial Service, Suffolk Heavy Brigade, winning King's prize on four occasions. In 1938 he was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Brigade and commanded East Coast of England's defences 1939 - 1942.

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