Edgar James ALLEN

Badge Number: 9627, Sub Branch: Parkside
9627

ALLEN, Edgar James

Service Number: 2875
Enlisted: 30 March 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: First Class Air Mechanic
Last Unit: Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born: Nairne, South Australia, 13 January 1875
Home Town: Parkside, Unley, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Motor mechanic and Driver
Died: Natural causes (broncho pneumonia/cancer), Springbank, South Australia, 12 March 1957, aged 82 years
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
General D 10 707
Memorials: Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

30 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2875, Adelaide, South Australia
5 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2875, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2875, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
30 Apr 1917: Transferred Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
3 May 1917: Promoted Second Class Air Mechanic, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
6 May 1919: Discharged First Class Air Mechanic, 2875, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)

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Biography

Son of James ALLEN and Annie nee SIMMONDS

Husband of Catherine Louisa G ALLEN