| Description | Allwood
DOB: 26 December 1893
DOD: N/A
Born at Spring Hill Farm, near Whitchurch.
Grew up in a family of dairy farmers; only son of William Allwood and Mary Stokes.
Early childhood memories include Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (1897) and the Boer War (1899–1901).
First school: Whitchurch Wesleyan (1899). Later attended schools at Rodington and Wrockwardine.
At age 11, attended Wern Grammar School as a boarder; excelled at history and geography, enjoyed tug-of-war and sprinting.
Wern Grammer School (1905-1908).
Practical dairy farming training at uncle’s farm in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire (learned Cheshire Cheese making).
Military training courses at Woolwich, No. 4 Officer Cadet Battalion at Wadham College, Oxford.
Dairy farmer in Shropshire, later on a County Council holding at Leebotwood.
Emigrated to Australia in 1926; established an irrigation dairy farm in Stanhope, Victoria.
Ran pedigree Friesian cattle and Large Black pigs under the "Tarrangower" stud prefix.
Returned to England; managed various farms including The Gravels, Minsterley.
Managed the Purslow Hundred House and The Powis Arms Inn.
Worked at Sankeys of Hadley as an Inspector of Armaments during WWII.
Local newspaper correspondent for various periods from 1912 to retirement in 1956.
Married Ivy Hall during WWI (1917).
Three children: two sons (both in engineering/naval services) and one daughter, Ivy, who pursued dairy farming.
Eleven grandchildren, some of whom also engaged in dairy-related work
Keen involvement in local sports (football, air gun leagues, tug-of-war).
Active in agricultural shows, both in the UK and Australia.
Exhibited pedigree pigs and dairy cattle; won multiple prizes.
Member and officer in various social organizations: Oddfellows, RAOB, British Legion.
Refereed football matches and was involved in Home Guard training.
Wrote poetry, some of which was published; enjoyed extensive travel around the UK in retirement.
Long-time supporter of Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Served in WWI (France, Germany) and WWII (training and Home Guard).
Emigrated to Australia in 1926; returned to England in 1934.
Involved in the development of Council housing and infrastructure improvements in Leebotwood.
Retired in 1956; remained active in community life until at least 1964.
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Shropshire, dairy farming, Cheshire cheese, Friesian cattle, Large Black pigs, Tarrangower, emigration, Australia, WWI, WWII, Home Guard, Leebotwood, Minsterley, community service, sports, poetry, rural life, family heritage. |