Martin Forbes ALLEN

1889 - 1966  (76 years)

• Name	Martin Forbes ALLEN
  Nickname	Marley
  Birth	28 Oct 1889	Farewell, Arthur Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1915	Keewatin, ON
  	Bank Clerk-Bank of Ottawa
  	As per info from ?i?By Kenora Great War Project?/i?, Martin had been working as a bank clerk for the Bank of Ottawa in Keewatin in northwestern Ontario prior to signing up.
  Military	27 Apr 1916	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  	Attestation Paper
  Military	25 Sep 1916	England
  	Arrival with the 4th Draft of the 34th Fort Garry Horse
  	Aboard SS Northland
  Military	1 May 1917	France
  	Joined the 34th Fort Garry Horse Battalion
  Military	7 Apr 1918
  	Good Conduct Badge
  Military	21 May 1919	Liverpool, England
  	Return to Canada
  Location	1921	Grandview, Manitoba Canada
  	Census
  	Banker; single
  Location	1940	Dauphin Manitoba Canada
  	Voters List
  	Living with widowed mother; Occupation:Gentleman
  Location	1945	British Columbia, Canada
  	Moved
  	First living in Chemainus, then retired to Langford/Colwood
  _UID	974793EDE90A4F9B95471BE5B04F4A3696BA
  Death	4 Mar 1966	Veteran's Hospital, Saanich, British Columbia
  Burial	8 Mar 1966	Hatley Memorial Gardens, Colwood, Capital Regional District, B.C Canada
  Person ID	I3133	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	William ALLEN,   b. 2 Oct 1855, Farewell, Arthur Twp, Wellington Co, Canada West d. 27 Dec 1932, Grandview, Manitoba, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Marjory (Misey) MCINTOSH,   b. 28 Feb 1857, Wellington County, Canada West d. 30 Sep 1942, Grandview, Manitoba Canada (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1878	Arthur Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F1055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		William & 'Misey' Allen Family William Allen seating holding Martin Forbes age 1, Marjory (McIntosh)Allen standing, Rachel Williams (RW) Allen age 6, in front of Marjory, Lodvick Richard age 7 oldest, beside R.W., Charles Morrison age 4 seated, & John William age 2 1/2 in front of R.W.
  		Martin Forbes Allen From Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Allen&GSiman=1&GScid=639374&GRid=138741951&
  		Martin Forbes Allen Ancestry-beverlydurston58 originally shared this on 27 Apr 2011

  
  

• Notes

  Never married. Enlisted in April 1916, He was working as a Bank Clerk for the Bank of Ottawa in Keewatin in northwestern Ontario prior to enlisting. Once in England Martin was taken on strength with the Fort Garry Horse Reserve Regiment until transferring to the Canadian Reserve Calvary Regiment in March of 1917. In late April he arrived in France, joining the Fort Garry Horse on the 1st of May 1917. He was awarded a Good Conduct Badge on 7 April 1918. In April of 1919 Martin returned to England, and embarked for Canada from Liverpool on the 21st of May. Link to Martin's War record - http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?ID=140246 After the war Martin returned to Grandview, Manitoba (1921 Canada census) living on his own and working as a banker. By 1940 he was living in nearby Dauphin with his widowed mother, occupation given as gentleman on a voters list. In 1945 Martin moved to British Columbia, first living in Chemainus before retiring to Langford/Colwood in 1960. Lois looked after her Uncle Martin before he died. "Martin was a vet of the 1st war and was gassed. He never married but looked after my grandmother until she died."