Date of Birth:
Personal Details: Before the war Bill was the Cambridge district agent for the International Harvester Company. In late 1943 or early 1944 he was placed onto the reserve list following three years in the Air Force, serving in England and the Middle East.

He set up a hardware and machinery business in February 1944 in the premises once used by the Home Guard in Cambridge. Allen's Hardware became something of an institutiuon in Cambridge, even after Bill Allen had moved on, and it remained a popular hardware shop for nearly sixty years till it closed down this decade.

Bill was married to the late Maxine, father of Greg and Julie, and grandfather of Rachael and Grace.

Service Details: Coming soon

Died: Bill died on the 11th ofNovember 2006 at Tauranga; aged 89 years. .A funeral was held at Tauranga Park Funeral Home, on Wednesday 15th of November followed by private cremation.

Connection with Cambridge: Bill was a businessman in Cambridge before the war

Bill has been interviewed and this will appear here as soon as I get it transcribed into text