James Frederick Allen [36070]

  Noted events in his life were:

• Newspaper: GRASSHOPPER CAUSE OF CAR SMASH, 1940 Dec 5, Brisbane, , Queensland, Australia. ¹ GRASSHOPPER CAUSE OF CAR SMASH. (1940, December 5). The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved July 4, 2012, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44892146>

GRASSHOPPER CAUSE OP CAR SMASH
A grasshopper which flew through the window of a car on the Pacific Highway, at Yatala, yesterday morn- ng caused an accident in which two men and a woman were injured.
The efforts of a passenger to catch the grasshopper diverted the driver's attention from the road. After swerv- ing off the right side of the road into the mud the car hit a load of gravel and overturned
The injured were:\emdash
James Frederick Allen, 19, single, of Dorinda Street, Greenslopes, internal injuries, injuries to the ribs, cuts, and severe shock.
Selina Lucelle Allen, his mother, same address, injury to left shoulder, severe shock.
Noel John Thompson, 21, single, of Douglas Street, Greenslopes, internal injuries, injury to back, cuts, and severe shock.
The party had travelled half-way to Southport for a day's surfing, when the accident occurred. The car \emdash a sports model \emdash came to rest upside-down, with the side across Allen's back. Mrs. Allen's hair was caught inside the cabin, but Thompson was thrown clear. The car had to be hoisted before Allen could be extricated. The two men were taken by Brisbane ambulance to the General Hospital. Mrs. Allen was taken home, but later entered a private hos- pital.

• Military Service: SAC STN POORA, 1942 Apr 27 to 1943 Sep 1. ² Service Record
Name ALLEN, JAMES FREDERICK
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number 405616
Date of Birth 28 Aug 1921
Place of Birth BRISBANE, QLD
Date of Enlistment 27 Apr 1941
Locality on Enlistment Unknown
Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, QLD
Next of Kin ALLEN, ROBERT
Date of Death 1 Sep 1943
Rank Flight Sergeant
Posting on Death SAC STN POORA
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No
Roll of Honour BRISBANE QLD