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{{Short description|British Royal Navy officer (1875–1957)}}
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{{Infobox military person
|name= Sir Bertram Allen
| name = Sir Bertram Allen
| birth_name = Bertram Cowles Allen
|birth_date=1875
| birth_date = 29 November 1875
|death_date=1957
| death_date = {{d-da|7 February 1957|29 November 1875}}
|birth_place=
| birth_place = [[Hampton Wick]], [[Surrey]], England<ref>''1891 England Census''</ref>
|death_place=
| death_place = [[Seaford, East Sussex|Seaford]], Sussex, England<ref name="times"/>
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| image = Sir Bertram Cowles Allen.jpg
|caption=
| caption = Allen in 1930
|nickname=
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|allegiance= {{UK}}
| allegiance = United Kingdom
|serviceyears=1893-1929
| serviceyears = 1893–1929
|rank= [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Rear-Admiral]]
| rank = [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Rear-Admiral]]
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|branch={{Navy|United Kingdom}}
| branch = [[Royal Navy]]
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|battles=[[Second Boer War]]<br>[[First World War]]
| battles = [[Second Boer War]]<br/>[[First World War]]
|awards= [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]]<br>[[Member of the Royal Victorian Order]]
| awards = [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Member of the Royal Victorian Order]]
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[[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Rear-Admiral]] '''Sir Bertram Cowles Allen''' {{post-nominals|KCB|MVO}} (29 November 1875 – 1957) was a British [[Royal Navy]] officer.
[[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Rear-Admiral]] '''Sir Bertram Cowles Allen''' {{post-nominals|KCB|MVO}} (29 November 1875 – 7 February 1957) was a British [[Royal Navy]] officer.<ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Rear-Admiral Sir Bertram Allen |work=[[The Times]] |date=13 February 1957 |page=10 }}</ref>


Allen was the son of a Royal Navy officer, G. H. Allen. He was educated at [[Christ's Hospital]] and commissioned in the Royal Navy in 1893. He fought in the [[Naval brigade|Naval Brigade]] during the [[Second Boer War]], and was awarded clasps for Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein and Paardeburg. He was promoted to paymaster in 1900, and served as paymaster on [[RMS Medina (1911)|RMS ''Medina'']] during [[George V]]'s voyage to the [[Delhi Durbar]] in 1911. He was made a [[Member of the Royal Victorian Order]] in 1912 in recognition of his services during the voyage.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28580|date=13 February 1912|startpage=1048|supp=|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref> He saw active service in the [[First World War]] and was invested as a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] in 1919.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31099|date=1 January 1919|startpage=106|supp=x|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref>
Allen was the son of Royal Navy officer George Henry Allen and his wife, Fanny Allen. He was educated at [[Christ's Hospital]] and commissioned in the Royal Navy in 1893.<ref name="times"/> He fought in the [[Naval brigade|Naval Brigade]] during the [[Second Boer War]], and was awarded clasps for Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein and Paardeburg. He was promoted to paymaster in 1900, and served as paymaster on [[RMS Medina (1911)|RMS ''Medina'']] during [[George V]]'s voyage to the [[Delhi Durbar]] in 1911. He was made a [[Member of the Royal Victorian Order]] in 1912 in recognition of his services during the voyage.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28580|date=13 February 1912|page=1048}}</ref> He saw active service in the [[First World War]] and was invested as a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] in 1919.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31099|date=1 January 1919|page=106|supp=y}}</ref>


Allen was promoted to Paymaster Captain in 1921 and served as Secretary to the [[Fourth Sea Lord]], before working as Paymaster Director-General between 1926 and his retirement in 1929. That year he was knighted in the [[1929 Birthday Honours]] as a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33501|date=3 June 1929|startpage=3667|supp=x|accessdate=22 October 2015}}</ref>
Allen was promoted to Paymaster Captain in 1921 and served as Secretary to the [[Fourth Sea Lord]], before working as Paymaster Director-General between 1926 and his retirement in 1929. That year he was knighted in the [[1929 Birthday Honours]] as a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33501|date=3 June 1929|page=3667|supp=y}}</ref>


In 1908, he married Edith Mary Perks, the daughter of [[Sir Robert Perks, 1st Baronet]]. Together they had two daughters.
In 1908, he married Edith Mary Perks, the daughter of [[Sir Robert Perks, 1st Baronet]]. Together they had two daughters.<ref name="times"/>


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Latest revision as of 02:19, 30 June 2024

Sir Bertram Allen
Allen in 1930
Birth nameBertram Cowles Allen
Born29 November 1875
Hampton Wick, Surrey, England[1]
Died7 February 1957 (1957-02-08) (aged 81)
Seaford, Sussex, England[2]
AllegianceVereinigtes Königreich
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1893–1929
RankPaymaster Rear-Admiral
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Royal Victorian Order

Paymaster Rear-Admiral Sir Bertram Cowles Allen KCB MVO (29 November 1875 – 7 February 1957) was a British Royal Navy officer.[2]

Allen was the son of Royal Navy officer George Henry Allen and his wife, Fanny Allen. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and commissioned in the Royal Navy in 1893.[2] He fought in the Naval Brigade during the Second Boer War, and was awarded clasps for Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein and Paardeburg. He was promoted to paymaster in 1900, and served as paymaster on RMS Medina during George V's voyage to the Delhi Durbar in 1911. He was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in 1912 in recognition of his services during the voyage.[3] He saw active service in the First World War and was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1919.[4]

Allen was promoted to Paymaster Captain in 1921 and served as Secretary to the Fourth Sea Lord, before working as Paymaster Director-General between 1926 and his retirement in 1929. That year he was knighted in the 1929 Birthday Honours as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.[5]

In 1908, he married Edith Mary Perks, the daughter of Sir Robert Perks, 1st Baronet. Together they had two daughters.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 1891 England Census
  2. ^ a b c d "Obituary: Rear-Admiral Sir Bertram Allen". The Times. 13 February 1957. p. 10.
  3. ^ "No. 28580". The London Gazette. 13 February 1912. p. 1048.
  4. ^ "No. 31099". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 106.
  5. ^ "No. 33501". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1929. p. 3667.
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