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Thomas James ALLEN

Regimental number4369
Date of birth16 October 1897
Place of birthMoonta Mines, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressStirling Street, Wallaroo, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Wharton, Stirling Street, Wallaroo, South Australia
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 January 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1067 Pte Charles Henry ALLEN, 27th Bn, killed in action, 18 July 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death14 April 1989
Age at death91
Place of burialCheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia

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