Colin Allan
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Sir Colin Allan KCMG OBE |
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| 9th British Resident Commissioner of the New Hebrides | |
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In office 1966–1973 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Alexander Mair Wilkie |
| Succeeded by | Roger William Houssemayne du Boulay |
| 19th Governor of the Seychelles | |
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In office 1973 – 1 October 1975 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Bruce Greatbatch |
| Succeeded by | Himself as High Commissioner to the Seychelles |
| 1st High Commissioner to the Seychelles | |
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In office 1 October 1975 – 28 June 1976 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Himself as Governor of the Seychelles |
| Succeeded by | None (position abolished) |
| 7th Governor of the Solomon Islands | |
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In office 1976 – 7 July 1978 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Chief Minister | Sir Peter Kenilorea |
| Preceded by | Sir Donald Luddington |
| Succeeded by |
Sir Braddeley Devesi as Governor-General of the Solomon Islands |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Colin Hamilton Allan 23 October 1921 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 5 March 1993 (aged 71) Howick, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Evans (m. 1955) |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Alma mater |
Canterbury University College Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Naval officer, colonial administrator |
Sir Colin Hamilton Allan KCMG OBE (23 October 1921 – 5 March 1993) was a New Zealander who was a British Governor and High Commissioner. He was also an author and lecturer.
Allan was born in Wellington on 23 October 1921. He was the son of John Calder Allan and Mabel Eastwood.
He was educated at the Cambridge Primary School and Hamilton High School. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Canterbury University College in 1943 and then graduated Master of Arts in 1945. He also obtained a Diploma in Anthropology from Magdalene College, Cambridge.
During World War II he was a naval officer in Wellington in 1942, transferred to the New Zealand Signals the same year and was in the Army Education Service until 1944 where he held the rank of lance corporal. In 1945 he was posted to the British Solomon Islands Protectorate Defence Force where he served as a lieutenant until 1946.
He married Betty Evans in 1955. They had three sons.
Towards the end of the Second World War the British Colonial Service had a vast number of vacancies in its 50 dependent territories around the world. Restoration of basic civilian administration was a priority for the Service, particularly in those countries that had been invaded. Because of the shortage of suitable staff, the Service appointed some colonials, including Allan.
The post-war period was a particularly difficult one for the Service, with various independence movements springing up around the globe. In the British Solomon Islands Protectorate where Allan was appointed as Administrative Officer (Cadet) in 1945, the Marching Rule was one such movement.
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