Major General Arthur Samuel "Tubby" Allen, was an Australian Army officer and accountant. During the Second World War he reached the rank of major general and commanded Allied forces in the Syria–Leba
Allen in Palestine, February 1940
Group of staff officers of the 2nd Division at Victoria Barracks, Paddington, January 1937. Sat on the extreme right in the front row is Colonel Arthur Allen.
Major General Iven Mackay and his senior officers. Brigadier Allen is in the front row, at left.
Allen (right) in Papua with General Douglas MacArthur (centre) and Lieutenant General Edmund Herring (left).
The Kokoda Track campaign or Kokoda Trail campaign was part of the Pacific War of World War II. The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought between July and November 1942 in what was then the
Arthur Allen (general)
…August 1941. Following the outbreak of war with Japan, Allen returned to Australia in March 1942, and in August took charge of operations against the Japanese advance along the Kokoda Track. Although he was successful, Allen nevertheless came under what many consider unfair criticism from the Allied commander in the South West Pacific Area…
Soldiers of the Australian 39th Battalion in September 1942
Japanese attacks along the Malay Barrier 23 December 1941 – 21 February 1942.
General Douglas MacArthur (centre) with General Sir Thomas Blamey (left) and Prime Minister John Curtin (right) in March 1942
Tents of the 2/4th Field Ambulance near Efogi (AWM P02423.011)