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Norman ALLEN

Regimental number197
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCook
Addressc/- Mrs Luxton, 45 Suffolk Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Allen, 22 London Road, Caterham, England
Enlistment date4 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 29 June 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 Thirty Six on 12 July 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1805
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Re-enlisted in World War II: served as a cook at Graylands, Karrakatta, Western Australia.
Date of death27 July 1965
Age at death74
Place of burialCheltenham Cemetery, South Australia

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