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ID:27 Joseph William Allen 1897-?
Gaz’s 1st cousin 2x removed
Birth	abt 1897	Dudley, Worcestershire
Death	YOD	Place of Death
Mother	Alice Williams (b.1877) /ID:2
Father	William Allen (b.1877) /ID:39
Siblings	Joseph William Allen (b.1897)/ID:27
	Charles Allen (b.1899)/ID:7
	Sarah Allen (b.1903)/ID:34
	William Allen (b.1905)/ID:1038
	John Thomas Allen (b.1905)/ID:25
	Mark Allen (b.1909)/ID:28
	Alice Allen (b.1911)/ID:3
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Children

1897

1897- Birth of Joseph William Allen in Dudley, Staffordshire

1901

1901 Census for 'Dunn Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Alice Allen	Head	Married	23	1878	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Joseph Allen	Son		4	1897	Male	Dudley, Worcs
Charles Allen	Son		3	1898	Male	Dudley, Worcs
Annie Williams	Mother		61	1840	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Maud Williams	Sister		28	1873	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Ada Williams	Sister		11	1890	Female	Dudley, Worcs

1911

2 April 1911 - 1911 Census for 3, Court 3, Vicarage Prospect, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
William Allen	Head	34	1877	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Bricklayers Labourer
Alice Allen	Wife	34	1877	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Joseph William Allen	Son	14	1897	Male	Dudley, Worcs
Charles Allen	Son	12	1899	Male	Dudley, Worcs
Sarah Allen	Daughter	8	1903	Female	Dudley, Worcs	School
William Allen	Son	6	1905	Male	Dudley, Worcs	School
John Thomas Allen	Son	4	1907	Male	Huntington, Staffs
Mark Allen	Son	2	1909	Male	Dudley, Worcs
Alice Allen	Daughter	2 mths	1911	Female	Dudley, Worcs

1914-1918

1^st December 1914 – Joseph William enlisted in the army.Regimental No.141929

We learn from the claim for disability that Joseph was wounded a number of times.

16^th June 1917 – Wounded in action

2^nd August 1917 – Left upper extremity of a light metal removed from surface – fit for duty.

21^st March 1918 – Wounded in hand

25^th May 1918 – Wounded in left leg

5^th October 1918 – Wounded in right shoulder

1919

1^st March 1919 – Joseph is discharged from the army.

When demobilised he had no serious effects from his injuries, as regards to arm or pain in chest or vomiting, but symptoms appeared when he began to work about a month after demobilisation.
However, his claim for disability was rejected on 12^th December 1919. The claim records are below: