W.+ALLEN

Allen, William, Corporal, 8630, 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment Born Derby Enlisted Derby Killed in action France and Flanders 30th October 1914

Aged 26 Son of John and Allen, of 258, Stockbrook Street, Derby Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Derby Daily Express, 2nd February 1916 William Allen had been in the army for seven years, completing his service in South Africa shortly before the war broke out. It was reported that he was 6 feet 3 inches in height.