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Eric ALLSOPP

Regimental number3621
Place of birthForbes, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDeakin and Skarrat Ltd, Auburn, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 5"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs L Allsopp, Deakin and Skarrat Ltd, Auburn, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 August 1915
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 October 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death23.11
Place of burialMenin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 37), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 140
Date: 27 August 1917

Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as ALSOPP.
SourcesNAA: B2455, ALLSOPP Eric

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