Will Allured

a Soldier of the Border Regiment / Remembered with Honour

Will Allured

Will Allured
6th Battalion
The Border Regiment

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

[wcks-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Roll of Honour entry for Will Allured. Worcester Cathedral, King's School Memorial Window. Accessed 2 May, 2020.

[ww1sa-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.

[rtf-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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