The First World War
Officers of The Royal Canadian Regiment

Lieut Albert Augustus Allenback, M.C.

Soldiers of the First World War database entry - A.A. Allenback

Service:

• Enlisted 15 Dec 1915
• Sailed from Canada 18 Sep 1916
• Commissioned 16 Sep 1916
• Joined The RCR 6 Dec 1916
• 10 days leave to Paris 17 Jul 1917
• Appointed B.O. (Bombing Officer) 28 Aug 1917
• Course at G.H.Q. L.G. School 14 May 1918
• To Field Ambulance and evacuated to casualy Clearing Station 26 Aug 1918
• Invalided to England and detached to Nova Scotia Regmental Depot (N.S.R.D.) 29 Aug 1918

M.C. Citation: SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 11 JANUARY, 1919. 651; 10 January 1919, Issue number: 31119, Page number: 651

Lt. Albert Augustus Allenback, R. Can.Regt., Nova Scotia Regt. - Preparatory to an attack he performed invaluable work in reconnoitring the crossing of a river. On the morning of the attack he crossed ahead of the battalion, through the enemy barrage, and at great risk reconnoitred the route to assembly position. Then he went forward and found our right un connected with the French. After crossing, the open under heavy fire he succeeded in establishing connection with the French, and returned to battalion headquarters with valuable information as to the dispositions of the troops. Throughout the first eight days of the operations he was continuously mployed on liaison work with the battalions in the front line. The resulting reports greatly facilitated the work of the battalion commander, and helped materially to the success of the operations.

Listed in The Canadian Who's Who, 1936-1937:

ALEXANDER, Brig. Ronald Okeden, D.S.O., 1917; Canadian military service; of Scot, ancestry; b Kandy, Ceylon, 7 Aug. 1888; s John Abercromby, late Ceylon Civil Service and Mary Parry (Parry-Okeden) A.; e Bedford, Eng.; Staff Coll., Camberley, Eng.; m Gertrude d Rt Rev. L.W. Williams, late Lord Bishop of Quebec, 19 Feb. 1917; children James Okeden, Jean Mary, Ronald Lennox; DISTRICT OFFICER, COMMANDING MILITARY DISTRICT NO. 4, MONTREAL, SINCE 1935; comn. lieut, 3rd Regt Victoria Rifles of Can., Montreal (Candn. mil.) 28 Aug. 1908; lieut, Roy. Candn. Regt, 21 June 1910; promoted capt, do., 24 Mar. 1915;, served in World War 1914-18 as follows: capt and adjt., 24th Bn. C.E.F., Nov. 1914; maj., do., 1915 lieut-col.' commanding, 24th Bn., 1 Nov. 1916; gen. staff officer (2nd and 1st grade) 2nd Candn. Div., 21 Oct 1917 to 1 Apr. 1919: saw service in France, Flanders and Germany, holds 1914-15 Star; Brit War Medal; Victory Medal; three times mentioned in despatches; gen. staff officer (1st grade) mil. dist No. 4, Montreal, 1 Jan. 1920 to 6 Sept. 1924; prof. of tactics in Roy. Mil. Coll., Kingston, Ont., 7 Sept 1924 to 31 Dec. 1927; gen. staff officer (1st grade) mil. dist No. 4, Montreal, 1 Jan. 1928 to 30 Apl. 1928 ; do., mil. dist No. 10, Winnipeg, 1 May 1928 to 3 May 1935; dist O.C., mil. dist No. 7, St John, N.B., 4 May 1935 to 24 Sept 1935; promoted to the rank of brig. 4 May 1935; has contrib. prof, articles to mil. journals; is mem. of Roy. Un. Service Inst (Eng.) ; Soc for Army Hist Research (Eng.) ; Anglican; recreations all sports; Address H.Q. Military District No. 4, Montreal, P.Q.

Date of Birth - 21 Jul 1888