Lieutenant Willard McKenzie Allen

Willard McKenzie Allen was born at Huntingdon, Quebec, on 19 October 1910. Before the war he worked in Montreal for Might Directories Ltd. as an account executive and had also trained as a watchmaker. He enrolled in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in December 1940 and entered active service on 1 January 1941. He rose from Probationary Sub-Lieutenant to Lieutenant and served in Canada and overseas. In 1944 he proceeded to the United Kingdom, served as Executive Officer of Teme and HMCS Annan, and later returned to Canada for service at Stadacona, Kings, Hochelaga and Donnacona. His naval records credit 1,716 days of active service, including 793 days of qualifying overseas service. He was demobilized on 12 September 1945. Allen died in Ottawa on 4 October 1970 and was interred at Mount Royal Cemetery.

1910-10-19 — Born at Huntingdon, Quebec.
1940-12-09 — Enrolled in the RCNVR as Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temporary) at Montreal, Quebec; permanent address 608 Argyle Avenue, Westmount, Quebec.
1941-01-01 — Commenced active naval service at Naval Headquarters, Montreal, Quebec.
1941-01-26 — Posted to Royal Roads as Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temporary).
1941-04-27 — Posted to Venture as Sub-Lieutenant (Temporary), with duty recorded under the Commander-in-Charge at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1941-10-17 — Posted to St. Hyacinthe as Sub-Lieutenant (Temporary).
1942-04-01 — Promoted to Lieutenant (Temporary) while serving at St. Hyacinthe.
1942-06-22 — Posted into the Three Rivers service sequence as Lieutenant (Temporary).
1943-03-01 — Given additional duty as Executive Officer in the Three Rivers service sequence.
1943-12-27 — Received physiotherapy for lumbosacral arthritis at the Royal Canadian Naval Hospital; treatment included massage.
1944-01-08 — Posted to HMCS Stadacona for disposal before overseas passage.
1944-01-26 — Appointed to HMS Moorsom for passage to the United Kingdom, with additional appointment under HMCS Niobe for Teme.
1944-02-07 — Commenced Royal Navy service with Teme as Executive Officer under the HMCS Niobe appointment.
1944-03-11 — Appointed Executive Officer of HMCS Annan, with additional appointment under HMCS Niobe, in the United Kingdom.
1944-09-17 — Appointed additionally to HMCS Niobe for Medical Survey while serving with HMCS Annan.
1944-09-21 — Admitted to the HMCS Niobe R.C.N. Hospital with acute sinusitis.
1944-10-02 — Discharged from the HMCS Niobe R.C.N. Hospital to HMCS Niobe after treatment for acute sinusitis; fit for full duty.
1944-10-07 — Readmitted to the HMCS Niobe R.C.N. Hospital for recurrence of acute sinusitis.
1944-10-17 — Discharged from the HMCS Niobe R.C.N. Hospital to HMCS Niobe; medical recommendation was four to six months of shore service in Canada if possible.
1944-10-22 — Left his Royal Navy appointment and embarked from the United Kingdom for New York, New York, United States.
1944-10-29 — Arrived at New York, New York, United States, en route to Canada.
1944-11-01 — Arrived at Ottawa, Ontario, on return to Canada.
1944-12-01 — Reported to HMCS Stadacona after 30 days' leave en route.
1944-12-07 — Underwent allergy-clinic testing at the Royal Canadian Naval Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia; intradermal tests supported allergic/vasomotor rhinitis.
1944-12-18 — Posted to Kings for duty as Lieutenant (Temporary).
1945-03-26 — Posted to HMCS Hochelaga for additional duty.
1945-08-23 — Posted to HMCS Donnacona for demobilization.
1945-09-12 — Demobilized from the RCNVR as Lieutenant (Temporary); War Service Badge General Service Class No. 309564 was recorded as issued.
1970-10-04 — Died in hospital at Ottawa, Ontario.