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|biography = Born in Stretford, Lancashire<ref name="wcks" /> 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.<ref name="ww1sa">[http://www.worldwar1schoolarchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ULULA_1916_10.pdf Will Allured - Killed]. The Manchester Grammar School Magazine. October 1916, No.328. Accessed 2 May, 2020</ref> He was articled in 1912, to Messrs. Ashworth, Mosley & Co.<ref name="ww1sa"/> In 1914 he enlisted into the 20th Battalion Royal Fusiliers,<ref>[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D1021905 Medal card for Will Allured]. National Archives. Accessed 2 Amy, 2020.</ref> a public schools battalion, and in January 1915 he was commissioned into the 13th Manchester Regiment.<ref name="rtf">[http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/allured-will-2/ Will Allured]. Remember the Fallen. Accessed 2 may, 2020</ref><ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/mgsww1/old-mancunians/will-allured Will Allured]. The Manchester Grammar School and the First World War. Accessed 2 May, 2020.</ref><ref>Will's medal card shows only service with the Royal Fusiliers and The Border Regiment.</ref> 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.<ref name="ww1sa"/> He was [[killed in action]] on 14 September 1916.<ref>[https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/186106/allured,-will/ Will Allured]. [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]. Accessed 2 May, 2020.</ref> He fell while leading a covering party in the attack on the enemy [[trench]]es on the Somme. The commanding officer, [[David Mathers (Lieutenant Colonel)|Lt-Col. Mathers]] described Will as "one of my very best junior officers, who has always done well in all circumstances."<ref name="ww1sa" /> He was very popular with all ranks. At his time of death he was serving with D Company, 6th Border Regiment. |
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He was [[killed in action]] on 14 September 1916.<ref>[https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/186106/allured,-will/ Will Allured]. [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]. Accessed 2 May, 2020.</ref> He fell while leading a covering party in the attack on the enemy [[trench]]es on the Somme. The commanding officer, [[David Mathers (Lieutenant Colonel)|Lt-Col. Mathers]] described Will as "one of my very best junior officers, who has always done well in all circumstances."<ref name="ww1sa" /> He was very popular with all ranks. At his time of death he was serving with D Company, 6th Border Regiment. |
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a Soldier of the Border Regiment / Remembered with Honour
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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
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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
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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] |
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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. | |
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