ALLISTON, William Donald
| Service Numbers: | 203, 203B |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Brunswick State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel 7, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 203, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 203, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 203B, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 203B awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
A handwritten note on Form B103 in his file states: 'Buried in vicinity of Verbick Farm 160 yards E of Glencorse Wood E of Ypres 28 s[heet?] 14 B 10.5.'
His brothers: 3753 Corporal James Alliston, 23rd Battalion AIF was killed in action at Bullecourt 3 May 1917 and a third brother was returned to Australia on the orders of the GOC AIF, General Birdwood, who noted 2462 Corporal George Duncan Alliston, 22nd Battalion had been once wounded and lost two brothers KIA.
Biography
Son of John William and Mary Alliston
Brother of George Duncan Alliston 2462 Returned to Australia in 1978 and James Alliston 3753 killed in action 3 May 1917