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William Ernest Francis ALLEN

Regimental number2611
Place of birthPakenham, Victoria
SchoolPakenham State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressEast Malvern, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Jessie Allen, corner of Burke and Waverley Roads, East Malvern, Victoria
Enlistment date7 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 March 1917
Place of death or woundingMonches near Bapaume
Age at death29
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave 7), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frank and Jessie ALLEN.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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