 He served as editor of the "Journal of Egyptian Archaeology" (from 1939).During World War II, he joined the Royal Air Force and served as part of Bomber Command.Whilst a Flying Officer, Allberry and 5 other men were killed during a raid on Essen on 3 April 1943 when their Handley Page Halifax was shot down by "Oberleutnant" Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin.