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ALLEN, Edgar James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2875 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
30 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2875, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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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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Son of James ALLEN and Annie nee SIMMONDS
Husband of Catherine Louisa G ALLEN