History of wireless telegraphy and broadcasting in Australia/Topical/Biographies/Robert Kelvin Allen

Robert Kelvin Allen Potted Biography Robert Kelvin Allen Comprehensive Biography Robert Kelvin Allen was a prominent amateur operator and amateur broadcaster in the late 1930s. He was educated at Scots College at Warwick and was appointed to the Queensland state public service with the Treasury Department. His station callsign was 4PR (4=Queensland, P=?, R=?) and he operated from Brisbane and Toowoomba, Queensland. He joined the RAAF in 1940, shortly after the commencement of the Second World War, excelled in the examinations and qualified as a pilot. In January 1942, he sadly passed in an aircraft accident in the Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia). "Greater love hath no man than this" A comprehensive biography of Robert Kelvin Allen has not yet been prepared for this Wikibook, however the following resources have been assembled in preparation: Research - Robert Kelvin Allen - Summary of research to date Transcriptions and Notes - Robert Kelvin Allen - More than 10 transcriptions and notes Photos, QSL cards and other graphics - Robert Kelvin Allen - Nothing uploaded as yet but several photos on Trove Incubator of Wikipedia Article on Robert Kelvin Allen - Coming real soon now! A brief biography of former students of Scots College, Warwick, who made the supreme sacrifice (including 4PR) was published in 2007.Telfer, John Robert Scots College (Warwick, Qld.) Profiles of courage : a collection of short stories of the young men of The Scots College Warwick, Queensland who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II 1939-1945 2007 The SCOTS PGC College 978-0-646-49019-9 Each year, the Wireless Institute of Australia conducts a Remembrance Day contest to celebrate the lives of Australian amateur operators killed in action in the Second World War. As at 2020, Michael Charteris (VK4QS) is working on a book of biographies to record those who made the ultimate sacrifice and it is expected to be published by the Wireless Institute of Australia in 2021. Key internet links: References