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Walter Henry ALLISON

Regimental number1824
Place of birthAdrossan, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShop assistant
AddressMilang, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.5
Height5' 9.25"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Edith Victoria Allison, Milang, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 February 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 6 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date27 December 1920
Family/military connectionsBrother: 34322 Pte Stanley Herbert ALLISON, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 20 October 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoola', 6 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right thigh), Adelaide, 27 December 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 August 1984
Age at death89
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ALLISON Walter Henry

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