ALLISON, Herbert Richmond
| Service Numbers: | 1307, 1255 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 October 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (Chronic broncho pneumonia and pulmonary haemorrhage), Victoria, Australia, 7 June 1920 |
| Cemetery: |
Moorngag Cemetery Moornag Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 1307, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 1307, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1920: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 1255, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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58 Battalion
Rank - Private
3 November 1915 wounded in action - first time - head face thigh
19 July 1916 wounded in action - second time
2 September 1918 wounded in action - third time
8 September 1918 - gassed
Returned to Australia 14 December 1918
Note "Temp Card" lists Herbert Allison as discharged on 30 March 1919. However Dept of Vet Affairs attested death was as a result of active service and he died before the cut off date. Recorded as an "omission" name to included on roll in due course. Authority 746/12/2 VII Folio 47 and 7460203 Folios 1 & 2
Next of kin was brother Archibald Allison of 2 Sutton Grove, Richmond, Victoria
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Herbert Richmond ALLISON was born in Melbourne , Victoria in 1890
His parents were Martin ALLISON & Lena JARVIS
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