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3 unusual facts about William Shepherd Allen


John Manchester Allen

His father died in France in 1917 from wounds received in World War I. His uncles were Stephen Shepherd Allen and William Allen, and his grandfather was William Shepherd Allen.

William Shepherd Allen

Another son, Colonel Sir Stephen Shepherd Allen, (1882–1964) was a New Zealand lawyer, farmer, local body politician, and Mayor of Morrinsville.

In later life he shared his time between Woodhead Hall in England and his property Annandale near Morrinsville in New Zealand.



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