- SURNAME
Allen
- FORENAME
Frank William Alexander
- UNIT
2 GHQ Liaison Regiment,C.M. (Phantom)
- RANK
Major
- NUMBER
214520
- AWARD
Legion of Merit (Degree of Legionnaire) (US)
- PLACE
1st June - 18th August 1943, Sicily
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 1.5.1910 Waterloo, Liverpool
09.11.1937 married Madeleine Tordoff (nee Armitage) (1906-2004)
commissioned 25.10.1941 Royal Armoured Corps
A Det, 2 GHQLR CM
2IC, 2 GHQLR CM
CO, 2 GHQ LR CM
died 23.3.1983 Witney, Oxfordshire
London Gazette 38288, 11th May 1948, Page 2918
CITATION:
Legion of Merit : Captain Frank W.A. Allen, Royal Armored Corps, British Army. For exceptionally meritorious conduct it the performance of outstanding service. During the period from 1 June 1943 to 18 August 1943, Captain Allen organized and operated a Staff Information Service ("J" Service), for the Seventh Army during the Sicilian Campaign. By his excellent and far-sighted planning and by his outstanding cooperation with all personnel furnishing or served by this service, he made it so effective that in many cases essential information from front line units reached the Commanding General, Seventh Army, as much as four hours prior its arrival through command channels. His energy and personal supervision made this service a complete success.
WEB LINKS:
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38288/supplement/2918https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7402283
NATIONAL ARCHIVES:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7402283
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