Full Name
Joseph Allen
Forename(s)
Joseph
Surname
Allen
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
801322
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Farm hand
Next of Kin
Mrs J. Allen (mother), Saies, New Zealand
Marital Status
Single
Enlistment Address
Whangaroa, New Zealand
Military District
Kaeo
Body on Embarkation
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Unit
28 (Maori) Battalion
Embarkation Date
21 July 1943
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Vessel
Nieuw Amsterdam
Destination
Egypt
Nominal Roll Number
WW2 12
Page on Nominal Roll
WW2 5
Further References
28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. URL:
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy URL:
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html