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William ALLEN

Regimental number2810
Place of birthEchuca, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressCrib Point, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinWife, Mrs C Allen, Crib Point, Victoria
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column No 3 Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant Major
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Field Artillery Brigade
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 15 February 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Croix de Guerre (Belgium)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 91
Date: 23 July 1919

Other detailsMedals: Croix de Guerre (Belgium), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 April 1923

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