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the dug-out, and, though under heavy fire, tried to extricate him. A shell falling within a yard of him buried and bruised him, but he managed to get free and obtain further assistance and save the officer's life. Unfortunately, Allen himself was badly wounded in both legs and lies in hospital in France.
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Epworth Blacktin. Allen died on 25 March 1958, at home, at 67 Banner Cross Road, from a
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