ALLENGAME, Percy Henry David
| Service Number: | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Macclesfield, South Australia, 10 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Cooks Plain Public School and Coonalpyn Public School |
| Occupation: | Linesman (PMG) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fleurbaix, France, 20 July 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France No known grave - Memorial Panel 4 and Panel 119 at the AWM, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Postmaster General's Department WWI Honour Board , Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Macclesfield ANZAC Memorial Gardens, Tailem Bend and District Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1966, Adelaide, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1966, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1966, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1966, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1966, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1966 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
Eye Witnesses - Red Cross Records
The following men were recorded as witnesses to the fate of Private Percy ALLENGAME at Fromelles
Private Smith, Cyril Gordon George 2111 (DoW Dec 1915)
Private Redmond, Stephen Michael 1351
Private Glassett, Leonard 1269
Lieutenant Sinclair, Aubrey Clyde
Lieutenant Mills, Samuel Ernest Goold
Private Allengame, Frederick William 4983
Submitted 7 June 2017 by Steve Larkins
Obituary
The Advertiser Thursday 20 September 1917 page 6
THE LATE PRIVATE ALLENGAME.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Allengame, of Tailem Bend, have been officially notified that their third son, Private Percy H. D. Allengame, bomb thrower, aged 24 years, was killed in action on July 20th, 1916. He was previously reported missing. Private Allengame enlisted in October of 1915, and left for Egypt on February 7, 1916, where after some months' training he, with his battalion, embarked for France. At the time of enlisting he was employed as linesman by the Commonwealth Telegraph Department in the metropolitan area.
Submitted 30 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Born
SA Birth Record
Father Henry George Allengame and Mother Mrs Sarah Allengame,
living at Tailem Bend SA.
Described on enlisting as 23 years 11 months old; single; 5' 7 3/4" tall; fair
complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Methodist.
4/10/1915 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
14/10/1915 Commanding Officer appointed Percy to E Company, 2nd Depot,
Adelaide
7/2/1916 embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT A28 Miltiades
as a Private in 3rd reinforcements, 32nd Infantry Battalion, 8th Infantry Brigade
11/3/1916 disembarked into Suez, Egypt
Entered into 8th Training Battalion, Zeitoun.
1/4/1916 taken on strength into 32nd Battalion, Duntroon Plateau
17/6/1916 embarked to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
on board HMAT Transylvania
23/6/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
20/7/1916 noted as "MISSING"
20/7/1916 later stated as: killed in action at Feur Baix, Fromelles
Private 2111 C G G Smith stated:
"at 3.30am on 20/7/1916 at Feur Baix, the 32nd battalion made an attack on
German trenches Private Smith was wounded and lying by the side of a shell hole,
in which he saw the body of Private Allengame, whom he knew well.
Private Allengame and Private Smith were lying in the trenches between the
German and English trenches."
NO known grave
His name is commemorated on Panel 4 to the Missing at VC Corner Cemetery
on the Memorial at Fromelles, France.
Medals:
British War medal (31853); Victory medal (31630); Memorial Plaque and
Memorial Scroll (329607)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 21/5/2015. Lest we forget.
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