John Manchester Allen
John Manchester Allen | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hauraki | |
| In office 15 October 1938 – 28 November 1941 † | |
| Preceded by | Charles Robert Petrie |
| Succeeded by | Andy Sutherland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1901 Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | 21st Battalion |
| Battles/wars | Second World War
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| Awards | mentioned in despatches |
John Manchester Allen (3 August 1901 – 28 November 1941) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He also served in the Second World War and commanded the 21st Battalion from May 1941 until he was killed in action in Libya.
Biography
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938–1941 | 26th | Hauraki | National | ||
Allen was born in
lay reader.[1]
He represented the
2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force and was posted to 18th Battalion as its second-in-command.[3] He was in Crete[4] as commander of the 21st Battalion[5] before being killed in action during an offensive in Libya.[1] He was succeeded in the Hauraki electorate by Andy Sutherland, who won the resulting 1942 by-election.[6]
Notes
- ^ a b Gustafson 1986, p. 297.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 179.
- ^ Dawson 1961, p. 3.
- ^ "Lieutenant Colonel John Manchester Allen | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ Cody 1953, p. 83.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 237.
References
- Cody, Joseph (1953). 21 Battalion. OCLC 11136356.
- Dawson, W. D. (1961). 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45. Wellington, New Zealand: War History Branch. OCLC 11568803.
- ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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