Born in Lunenburg NS.Lunenburg Academy, hobbiesfishing, camping and skating. Worked in local store. Enl Halifax 1942. Sailed high seas to Jamaica and Bermuda. Surv mother, Mrs. Clarence W. Allen; bros Pte MG and Cpl CJ., Leonard, Arlington, Mass, USA. John, Dorchester, Mass. Sisters, Mrs Wesley Caswell, Mrs. G. Barth and Marguerite, all of Lunenburg.