Regimental number | 2345 |
Place of birth | Co Tyrone, Ireland |
School | 5th Class, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Allen, 3 Queen's Street, Portadown, Ireland |
Previous military service | Served in the Royal Irish Fusiliers for 2 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave 5), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 31 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Portadown and District War Memorial, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 4310 Pte Herbert Fosbery ALLEN, 20th Bn, killed in action, 5 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ALLEN William |