Between The Wars
He became an accountant after the war and in December 1921 married Agnes Blair. Allen returned to accounting, but remained active in the Militia. In 1933 he became a full Colonel, in charge of the 14th Brigade. Five years later, in 1938, he became a Brigadier.
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