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Ernest Lindsay ALLEN

Regimental number6056
Place of birthCharlton, Victoria
ReligionUnitarian
OccupationChemist
AddressMurtoa PO, Murtoa, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.6
Height6' 1"
Weight178 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Allen, Murtoa, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the14th Australian Army Medical Corps, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date4 June 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Australian General Hospital, Special Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT SS Makarini on 15 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps
FateReturned to Australia 12 December 1918
Discharge date9 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 12 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gas poisoning), Melbourne, 9 August 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death23 August 1959
Place of burialSpringvale Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, ALLEN Ernest Lindsay

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