Hi Can anybody please inform me why Lance Bombardier Allen was mentioned in despatches as per the attached picture please? Thank you very much Darin.
Hi, Welcome to the forum. Your starting point ought to be to apply to UK MOD for his service papers - Requests for personal data and service records: a detailed guide Once you have his unit details you may be able to research his unit war diary but it is often the case that MID citations have been lost. In the meantime you ought to search the London Gazette and the UK National Archives to see what if any further details are available. Good Luck Steve
At least from LG entry we can tell it was for service in Italy Army Number: 13099308 Rank: Lance-Bombardier Name: F E ALLEN Unit: Royal Artillery London Gazette : 29 November 1945 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37368/supplement/5791/data.pdf https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37368/supplement/5800/data.pdf