Arthur Samuel Allen

Commander of the 16th Australian Brigade. His Allen Group of about 6,000 men and 600 vehicles spent 25 April 1941 hidden around Myloi and left that evening for Kalamata.

Also written: Άρθουρ Σάμιουελ Άλεν, A. S. Allen, Tubby Allen, Allen Group

Events

1. 25 April 1941

   The Allen Group, 6,000 men and 600 vehicles, hides around Myloi

   At daylight on 25 April 1941 the Allen Group arrived at Myloi after a night drive from Eleusis: about 6,000 men and 600 vehicles of the 16th and 17th Australian Brigades under Brigadier A. S. Allen. The vehicles were…

   ProvenWar and occupation

2. 25 April 1941

   The Australian column leaves Myloi at 8 p.m.

   Orders came in the afternoon of 25 April 1941. At 20:00 the Allen Group set off from Myloi over the mountain road to Tripoli and on to Kalamata, where the troops were to be taken off by the Navy. Australian military…

   ProvenWar and occupation