Laurence Wilfred Allen MC was an English World War I flying ace.
[1] Allen was originally a member of the Territorial Army, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Warwickshire Regiment on 20 November 1915[2] before switching to aviation.
48 Squadron RFC in France, he scored his first aerial victory while crewed with pilot Captain Alan Wilkinson in a Bristol F.2a Fighter.
His final tally included: an Albatros D.III destroyed singlehanded; two more D.IIIs destroyed in victories shared with other aircrews; a two-seater reconnaissance plane and four D.IIIs singlehandedly driven down out of control; two Albatros D.IIIs driven down and shared with other aircrews.
[6] On 1 September 1926, Flying Officer Laurence Wilfred Allen completed his military service and gave up his commission.