Will Allured

a Soldier of the Border Regiment / Remembered with Honour
Will Allured
Will Allured
Will Allured

Will Allured
6th Battalion
The Border Regiment


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Military
Rank 2nd Lieutenant
Company D Company
Battalion 6th Battalion
Regiment Border Regiment
Former Unit 13th Manchester Regiment / 1915
20th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (4381 Private) / 1914
Theatre(s) of War France
Medals Victory Medal / British War Medal
Personal
Full Name Will Allured
Born 18 November 1894 / Stretford, Lancashire
Parents Robert F. and Eliza J. Allured / "Willoughby," Marlborough Road, Sale, Cheshire
Nationality English
Remembrance
Casualty Type Commonwealth War Dead
Died 14th September 1916
Age 21 Years
Cause of Death Killed in action
Burial Type Grave
Reference Number J.4.
Resting Place Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension
Commemorated in perpetuity by the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates Latitude: 50.02455 / Longitude: 2.6572
Additional Memorial(s) Commemorated also on
Manchester Grammar School Memorial
Manchester and St. Clement's Parishioners Memorial
Worcester King's School Memorial [1]
Media
Biography
Born in Stretford, Lancashire[1] Will won a scholarship at Worcester Cathedral King's School where he passed the chartered accountants examination and obtained his certificate A in the O.T.C.[2] He was articled in 1912, to Messrs. Ashworth, Mosley & Co.[2] In 1914 he enlisted into the 20th Battalion Royal Fusiliers,[3] a public schools battalion, and in January 1915 he was commissioned into the 13th Manchester Regiment.[4][5][6] His first active service was on the Suez Canal and in the desert. He was transferred from the Manchesters to the 6th Border Regiment, and went to France early in July.[2] He was killed in action on 14 September 1916.[7] He fell while leading a covering party in the attack on the enemy trenches on the Somme. The commanding officer, Lt-Col. Mathers described Will as "one of my very best junior officers, who has always done well in all circumstances."[2] He was very popular with all ranks. At his time of death he was serving with D Company, 6th Border Regiment.
Images
  • 2nd Lieutenant Allured (middle row, 2nd from left), Sidi Bashr, Egypt, 1916

    2nd Lieutenant Allured (middle row, 2nd from left), Sidi Bashr, Egypt, 1916

  • Officers Allured, Dedman, May and Healy

    Officers Allured, Dedman, May and Healy

References and notes
See notes and definitions for soldier remembrance pages for further information.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roll of Honour entry for Will Allured. Worcester Cathedral, King's School Memorial Window. Accessed 2 May, 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Will Allured - Killed. The Manchester Grammar School Magazine. October 1916, No.328. Accessed 2 May, 2020
  3. ↑ Medal card for Will Allured. National Archives. Accessed 2 Amy, 2020.
  4. ↑ Will Allured. Remember the Fallen. Accessed 2 may, 2020
  5. ↑ Will Allured. The Manchester Grammar School and the First World War. Accessed 2 May, 2020.
  6. ↑ Will's medal card shows only service with the Royal Fusiliers and The Border Regiment.
  7. ↑ Will Allured. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Accessed 2 May, 2020.
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