Allan Julius BOTH

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BOTH, Allan Julius

Service Number:	55805
Enlisted:	5 March 1918, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	Australian Motor Transport Company
Born:	Caltowie, South Australia, 12 January 1897
Home Town:	Caltowie, Northern Areas, South Australia
Schooling:	Jamestown High School
Occupation:	Miller
Died:	Natural causes, Glynde, South Australia, 8 June 1974, aged 77 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Caltowie District WW1 Roll of Honour, Caltowie Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Jamestown Methodist Church of Caltowie WW1 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

5 Mar 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 55805, Adelaide, South Australia
5 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 55805, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
5 Jun 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 55805, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney
19 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 55805, Australian Motor Transport Company

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Biography

Rootsweb ID: I312569 12 Jan 1897 in Caltowie, South Australia

Father: Julius Both and Mother Margaret Both, living at Caltowie, SA

On enlisting Allan was 21 yrs 1 mth old; single; 5' 9.5" tall; 140 lbs; medium complexion;
blue eyes; brown hair; Methodist

5/3/1918 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
Private in General Reinforcements (2nd South Australian)

5/6/1918 embarked from Sydney, NSW, onboard RMS Orontes

15/6/1918 admitted to ships hospital - sprained ankle

11/8/1918 disembarked into Liverpool, England

13/8/1918 9th Training Battalion, allotted to reinforcements 43rd Battalion

28/11/1918 appointed Lance Corporal, Fovant

9/12/1918 reverted to Private

16/1/1919 transferred to Australian Motor Transport Service, as Driver, to England

9/12/1919 return to Australia onboard HT Borda
23/1/1920 disembarked into Australia

19/2/1920 discharged form service

Medal: British War Medal (23006)

8/6/1974         passed away at Glynde, SA
cremated:        Centennial Park Cemetery
                      Interment Right Status Surrendered (Expired 23/11/1999)

Sourced and submited by Julianne T Ryan, 26/4/2016. Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

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