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Sgt Edward Leland Allen

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Sgt Edward Leland Allen

Birth
Ashley County, Arkansas, USA
Death
16 Sep 1918 (aged 25)
France
Burial
Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Died on the field of battle in France during World War I.


Source: Ashley County Ledger

∼Sgt. Edward Leland Allen, 25, son of Mr. A. J. Allen of Milo and grandson of Rev. Hogan Allen, was included in the casualty lists on October 15, 1918, as killed in action.He had been living in Galveston, TX, when he was called and arrived overseas on June 13. In a letter home dated September 1, which arrived October 1, he said that he was on the way to the front. Sgt. Allen was killed in the battle for the great fortress of St. Michiel on September 12 or 16, 1918. Sgt. Allen registered for the draft in Galveston. He was born May 18, 1893, in Milo and worked as a street railway conductor for Galveston Electric before induction. He was single.
Died on the field of battle in France during World War I.


Source: Ashley County Ledger

∼Sgt. Edward Leland Allen, 25, son of Mr. A. J. Allen of Milo and grandson of Rev. Hogan Allen, was included in the casualty lists on October 15, 1918, as killed in action.He had been living in Galveston, TX, when he was called and arrived overseas on June 13. In a letter home dated September 1, which arrived October 1, he said that he was on the way to the front. Sgt. Allen was killed in the battle for the great fortress of St. Michiel on September 12 or 16, 1918. Sgt. Allen registered for the draft in Galveston. He was born May 18, 1893, in Milo and worked as a street railway conductor for Galveston Electric before induction. He was single.

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