William Patrick ALLAN

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Service Number:	8666
Enlisted:	20 September 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	5th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Apsley, Tasmania, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	St Mary's College, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 27 July 1917
Cemetery:	Voormezeele Enclosure No.3 Plot X111, Row J, Grave 6,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bermagui War Memorial

20 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
22 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8666, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8666, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne
13 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, France
27 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , France
27 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 8666, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8666 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-07-27

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Australian Field Artillery

Rank - Gunner

11 March 1916 -Promoted to Corporal

13 May 1916 - Taken on strength 22 FAB

16 June 1916 - Promoted to Segeant

13 March 1917 - Reverted to rank of Gunner at own request

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of William Charles and Ellen Gertrude Allan, of 1, Franklin St., West Hobart, Tasmania