Lawrence Wilfred Allen

Name:

Country:

England

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Unit:

Victories:

Born:

14 September 1892

Place of Birth:

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Died:

1968

Place of Death:

Warwickshire, England

Lawrence Wilfred Allen was granted a short service commission in the rank of Flying Officer with effect from 24 October 1919.

Listed as Laurence Wilfred Allen and Laurence William Allen in some sources.

Military Cross (MC)

2nd Lt. (temp. Lt.) Laurence Wilfred Allen, R. War. R., attd. R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when acting as an observer. On many occasions he has helped to shoot down and destroy hostile machines. He has shown the greatest coolness and skill on all occasions, frequently clearing difficult jams in the middle of a fight.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 26 May 1917 (30095/5179)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	05 Apr 1917	p.m.	48	Bristol F.2a ¹	Albatros D.III (OOC)	Douai
2	09 Apr 1917	p.m.	48	Bristol F.2a ¹	Albatros D.III (DES) ⁴	E of Arras
3	09 Apr 1917	p.m.	48	Bristol F.2a ¹	Albatros D.III (OOC) ⁴	E of Arras
4	12 Apr 1917		48	Bristol F.2a ¹	Albatros D.III (OOC) ⁵
5	13 Apr 1917	p.m.	48	Bristol F.2a ¹	Albatros D.III (DES) ⁶	Vitry-en-Artois
6	13 Apr 1917	p.m.	48	Bristol F.2a ²	Albatros D.III (OOC)	Vitry-en-Atrois
7	22 Apr 1917		48	Bristol F.2a ¹	Albatros D.III (OOC)	Vitry-en-Artois
8	12 May 1917	1930	48	Bristol F.2b (A7106) ²	Albatros D.III (OOC)	Izel
9	24 May 1917	1515	48	Bristol F.2b (A3350) ²	Two-seater (OOC)	Vitry
10	16 Jun 1917	0730	48	Bristol F.2b (A7107) ³	Albatros D.III (DES)	Fresnes-les-Montauban

1	Pilot Capt Alan Wilkinson
2	Pilot Capt John Letts
3	Pilot 2Lt Ralph Curtis
4	Shared with Lt John Letts & Lt H G Collins
5	Shared with 2Lt William Winkler & 2Lt Ernest Moore
6	Shared with Lt J W Warren & 2Lt Hugh Griffith