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ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
Karl Cecil Allen
Service No.
170541 (1918)
Royal Flying Corps
Date of Birth:
May 2, 1897
Place of Birth:
Arcadia, Yarmouth Co., NS
Date of Enlistment:
January 26, 1918
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, NS
Age at Enlistment:
19
Date of Discharge:
January 6, 1919 (Toronto)
Date of Death:
May 5, 1984
Cemetery:
Saint Stephens Anglican Church Cemetery,
Tusket, Yarmouth Co.,NS
Karl Cecil Allen was the son of James Franklin Allen (1858-1932) and Laura L.
(Hersey) Allen (b. 1866) of Arcadia, Yarmouth Co., NS
Karl enlisted at Halifax on January 26, 1918 as a Cadet with the Royal Flying
Corps. He reported to the Head Office in Toronto several days later. He was examined and turned down as a Cadet but told that
a mechanic was “just as good” and he would be overseas in a few weeks. He was sent to Texas, but none of the mechanics
were sent overseas.
He was promoted to 2nd Class in March 1918. He requested a discharge to join the Canadian Expeditionary Forces but
was unable to obtain a discharge.
He was discharged on January 6, 1919 at Toronto on demobilization under Air Force Memo No.1 S Air Ministry Cable 7061
(December 31, 1918).
Karl Cecil Allen
Photo: Courtesy of David Hahn