Year of birth: 1889

Place of birth: Madeley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Country: England, United Kingdom

Force: British Expeditionary Force

Rank: Lance Corporal

Service number: 18850

Units:  —  King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 5th Bn.  (Last known unit)

Date of death: 22/10/1917

Place of death: Veldhoek - Herenthage, Belgium

Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.)

Age: 28

British War Medal Medal

Victory Medal Medal

On the 22nd of October, at 5.30 a.m., the artillery of the 5th Battalion of the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry bombarded the enemy’s front line trenches and wire. At 6 a.m. the enemy dropped heavy barrage in front and rear of the Battalion’s trenches. This continued for over an hour. During the day, the Battalion’s artillery bombarded Polderhoek Chateau, resulting in several direct hits. During the night of the 22nd of October, the enemy’s artillery was very active, and a considerable number of shells fell near Battalion Headquarters. It was during the fighting on the 22nd of October that Lance Corporal Herbert Allman was killed in action. He was buried at J.20.b.90.85.. Later, he was reburied at Zantvoorde British Cemetery.

5 Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1902/1). https://nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/160206

Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=4ac9f92a-9e78-42e4-a303-366cb0e3ff91

Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/34188