Allingham was born in Clapton, north-east London, in 1896, the year that Athens hosted the first modern Olympics and Queen Victoria became the longest reigning monarch in British history.

• 阿林厄姆1896年出生于伦敦东北部的克莱普顿。那一年雅典举办第一届现代奥运会，维多利亚女王成为英国历史上在位时间最长的君主。