Bertram Allen (Royal Navy officer)

Paymaster Rear-Admiral Sir Bertram Cowles Allen KCB MVO (29 November 1875 – 7 February 1957) was a British Royal Navy officer.[2]

Sir Bertram Allen
Birth name	Bertram Cowles Allen
Born	29 November 1875 Hampton Wick, Surrey, England[1]
Died	7 February 1957 (aged 81) Seaford, Sussex, England[2]
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1893–1929
Rank	Paymaster Rear-Admiral
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order

Allen was the son of Royal Navy officer George Henry Allen and his wife, Fanny Allen. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and commissioned in the Royal Navy in 1893.[2] He fought in the Naval Brigade during the Second Boer War, and was awarded clasps for Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein and Paardeburg. He was promoted to paymaster in 1900, and served as paymaster on RMS Medina during George V's voyage to the Delhi Durbar in 1911. He was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in 1912 in recognition of his services during the voyage.[3] He saw active service in the First World War and was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1919.[4]

Allen was promoted to Paymaster Captain in 1921 and served as Secretary to the Fourth Sea Lord, before working as Paymaster Director-General between 1926 and his retirement in 1929. That year he was knighted in the 1929 Birthday Honours as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.[5]

In 1908, he married Edith Mary Perks, the daughter of Sir Robert Perks, 1st Baronet. Together they had two daughters.[2]

References

1. 1891 England Census
2. "Obituary: Rear-Admiral Sir Bertram Allen". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 13 February 1957. p. 10.
3. "No. 28580". The London Gazette. 13 February 1912. p. 1048.
4. "No. 31099". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 106.
5. "No. 33501". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1929. p. 3667.