ALLEN, John James Norman
| Service Number: | 612 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cornwall, England, July 1889 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner (later linesman) |
| Died: | Natural causes, Unley, South Australia, 1953 |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 612, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 612, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Saldanha embarkation_ship_number: A12 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 612, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Saldanha, Adelaide | |
| 7 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 612, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 12 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 612, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Born in July 1889 – in Cornwall England – Allen John James Norman lived in Adelaide, Australia and worked as a miner, later as a linesman before he enlisted.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 27 August 1914. At the time he joined, he was a 25½ year old bachelor. On the 21st of October 1914, John left Adelaide on the ship H.M.A.T. AI2 Saldanha.
John wasa taken on strength at Gallipoli 7th May 1915.
During his time in Gallipoli, health issues continued, and on the 18th of August 1915, he was transferred to the No. 2 Field Ambulance Beach Dressing Station at ANZAC and then to a Casualty Clearing Station. By the 25th of August 1915, he arrived at Mudros with diarrhoea, having traveled on the ship Ulysses.
He remained in hospital and was diagnosed with colitis, another serious stomach problem, at Mena House on 14 September 1915. He spent some time in several medical facilities the No. 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, Cairo, Mena Convalescent Depot, and Helouan Convalescent Hospital while battling the illness.
On the 7th of June 1916 in Egypt, he found himself in trouble for riding a horse too fast and using threatening language to the Military Police. The punishment given was 144 hours Field Punishment No. 2, to remind Allen of military discipline.
He was transferred from the 10th Battalion to Administrative Headquarters, London, on 11th August 1918. On 19th August 1918, he was stationed at Minto No. 2 Command Depot.
Finally, on the 12th of December 1918, John was discharged from the Australian Imperial Force in the 4th Military District after returning to Australia on the ship Medic.
He died of natural causes in 1953 at Unley, South Australia. He was then buried in Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia, Australia.