Roll of Honour 2023

P AGE 130

W ORLD W AR II

S T . E DWARD ’ S S CHOOL , O XFORD R OLL OF H ONOUR

Name DAVID HENRYALLAN (Observer)

Lef SES 1934

Roll Number 2554 Died 14:08:1941

Set / House C

Arrive SES 1930

Where OVER NORTH SEA

Serving with 115 SQD, BOMBER CMD, R.A.F.V.R.

Age 25

Buried No Known Grave

Remembered He is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial and The St. Edward’s WW2 Memorial

Born 1916 in Herefordshire, the youngest of two SES brothers, the sons of a clergyman. He was in the School Choir, a thespian in School plays and a member of the Modern Lower VIth. On leaving he went into insurance and rose to be an insurance inspector. At the outbreak of war he joined the RAF as an Observer in 115 Squadron Bomber Command in early 1941. On 14 th August 1941, His Wellington aircraft was lost over the North Sea during trials using ‘Gee’, the new navigational and bombing aid. No wreckage was ever found.