JANE, Allan William
| Service Number: | 1110 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Colac Soldier's Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1110, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1110, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cornerstone College
Allan William Jane fought in the World War 1 and he fought in the unit known as the 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion. Not much is known about Allan’s early life. He sadly was killed in action.
The 23rd Infantry Battalion was originated in the north of Melbourne which formed the 3rd battalion of the 6th brigade, in the 2nd division. The soldiers in this battalion were drawn from Victoria.
This particular group landed at ANZAC cove after their initial training in Australia and then continued in Egypt. They manned one of the most dangerous and exhausting front lines known as Lone Pine. They alternated with the 24th battalion but went on to leave Gallipoli later in December 1915. Allan was still alive at this time and he continued to fight hard as an Australian. His battalion moved onto France on the 10th of April 1916 where it occupied forward trenches. Following in July, the battalion lost almost 90 percent of men from the horrifying battles.
Allan continued to fight his battle but it came to an end when he got killed on the 4th of August 1916 at the age of only 19. He was buried at Villers-Bretonneux memorial, Picardie, France.
Allan William Jane was a young man whose life was taken way too soon.
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