ALLANSON, Thomas Henry
| Service Number: | 4727 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lambton, New South Wales, Australia , 29 July 1887 |
| Home Town: | Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Merewether Glebe Methodist Church Great War Honor Roll, Merewether Memorial Gates, Merewether Public School Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4727, Depot Battalion | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4727, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4727, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4727, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4727 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell is at Sandgate Cemetery.
103 years ago today, on the Monday evening of the 2nd October 1916, the Merewether Oddfellows' (Star Of The Glebe Lodge) Roll of Honour was unveiled before a large number of members and visitors at the Glebe Methodist Church.
10 names had been inscribed of members of the lodge who had enlisted and were serving overseas, and we can assume many more names would have been inscribed during and after The Great War.
One of the names mentioned was reported as missing, and he is awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery.
Private Thomas Henry Allanson, 53rd Battalion, labourer from 95 Macquarie Street, Merewether, New South Wales, fell on the 19th July 1916 at the Battle of Fromelles, age 28.
Born at Lambton, New South Wales on the 29th July 1887 to Thomas (died 1934) and Hannah (died 1948) Allanson, Thomas enlisted with the 1st Battalion August 1915 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
In the field for 3 weeks, Thomas, also known as Snowy, was Reported Missing in Action, France, 19.7.1916.
Mr Allanson’s name has been inscribed on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France. Memorial No 7.
He is also remembered on the Merewether (Mitchell Park) Memorial Gates, Merewether Public School Roll of Honour, Merewether (Glebe) Methodist Church Roll of Honour and the Merewether Advance Football Club Roll of Honor.
Unfortunately, there is no memorial inscription on his parent’s headstone, and I am unable to place a memorial cross, so I have placed poppies to honour their son’s supreme sacrifice. METHODIST 4-07. 7.
Younger brother James (Reg No-2333) also served 1st A.I.F.
Lest We Forget.
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