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ALLEN, Selby Henry
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Allen, Selby Harry |
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| Service Number: | 1591 |
| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915, - 12LH Depot, Liverpool, NSW - 6th Reinforcement - Swore Oath 1 Jul 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Division Artillery |
| Born: | Canley Vale, New South Wales, 18 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Canley Vale, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Canley Vale Primary School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Concord, New South Wales, 27 July 1977, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Zone F, Area 6 - Plot 130 |
| Memorials: | Canley Vale Public School WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1591, 12th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1591, 12th Light Horse Regiment, - 12LH Depot, Liverpool, NSW - 6th Reinforcement - Swore Oath 1 Jul 1915 | |
| 2 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1591, 12th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Moldavia, Sydney | |
| 2 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1591, 12th Light Horse Regiment, - RMS "Moldavia" - embarked Sydney, NSW | |
| 2 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1591, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Division Artillery | |
| 14 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, - 4th Heavy & Medium Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 17 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Division Artillery |
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