Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Sergeant G. Allen, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who served with the Royal Marine Brigade at Dunkirk and in the defence of Antwerp, and afterwards with the Chatham Battalion in the Dardanelles, and in France where he was wounded in July 1916

1914 Star, with clasp (CH.13116 Sergt. G. Allen, R.M. Brigade); British War and Victory Medals (CH.13116 Sgt. G. Allen. R.M.L.I.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (CH.13116 George Allen, Sergeant. R.M.L.I.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, otherwise very fine (4) £300-£360

George Allen was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, on 26 March 1883, and enlisted into the Chatham Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry in London on 14 January 1902. He was promoted to Corporal on 31 December 1910. He proceeded with the Royal Marine Brigade to Belgium on 12 September 1914, and served at Dunkirk, 20 September to 2 October 1914, and took part in the defence of Antwerp, 3-9 October 1914, as recorded on his service papers. He was promoted to Sergeant on 10 October 1914. From 1 January to 30 June 1915, he served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles, and afterwards served with the Battalion in France. He is recorded as having been granted a Hurt Certificate on 28 July 1916 ‘for multiple wounds right side of face and chin, destruction of right eye (on Active Service)’. At this time he was most likely serving in the Angres Souchez Sector, where the R.M.L.I. Battalions were stationed in France. For the remainder of the war Sergeant Allen was assigned to shore bases at home and was invalided out on 11 April 1919. Sold with copied record of service.