Born in Liverpool, Allen joined the Royal Flying Corps as an officer cadet, and was commissioned as a Temporary Second Lieutenant on 26 September 1917.[2]
He was posted to 204 Squadron RAF on 5 April 1918, and shot down seven Fokker D.VIIs between June and November, while flying the Sopwith Camel.[1]
Allen received two awards from Belgium, being gazetted a Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Couronne ("Knight of the Order of the Crown") on 8 February 1919,[3] and being awarded the Croix de Guerre by His Majesty the King of the Belgians on 15 July 1919.[4]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Charles Philip Allen". theaerodrome.com. 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
^"No. 30320". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 October 1917. p. 10244.
^"World War I Military Medals and Decorations – Belgium – Order of the Crown". theaerodrome.com. 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
^"No. 31457". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 July 1919. p. 8987.
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charles, allen, officer, captain, charles, philip, allen, born, april, 1899, january, 1974, british, world, flying, credited, with, seven, aerial, victories, charles, philip, allenborn, 1899, april, 1899liverpool, lancashire, united, kingdomdied6, january, 197. Captain Charles Philip Allen born 3 April 1899 6 January 1974 was a British World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories 1 Charles Philip AllenBorn 1899 04 03 3 April 1899Liverpool Lancashire United KingdomDied6 January 1974 1974 01 06 aged 74 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal Air ForceRankCaptainUnitNo 204 Squadron RAFBattles warsWorld War IAwardsBelgian Order of the CrownBelgian Croix de GuerreBorn in Liverpool Allen joined the Royal Flying Corps as an officer cadet and was commissioned as a Temporary Second Lieutenant on 26 September 1917 2 He was posted to 204 Squadron RAF on 5 April 1918 and shot down seven Fokker D VIIs between June and November while flying the Sopwith Camel 1 Allen received two awards from Belgium being gazetted a Chevalier de l Ordre de la Couronne Knight of the Order of the Crown on 8 February 1919 3 and being awarded the Croix de Guerre by His Majesty the King of the Belgians on 15 July 1919 4 References edit a b Charles Philip Allen theaerodrome com 2014 Retrieved 5 August 2014 No 30320 The London Gazette Supplement 2 October 1917 p 10244 World War I Military Medals and Decorations Belgium Order of the Crown theaerodrome com 2014 Retrieved 5 August 2014 No 31457 The London Gazette Supplement 11 July 1919 p 8987 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the Royal Air Force is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Allen RAF officer amp oldid 1076240912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
