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ALLISON, Norman Wilfred

Service Numbers:	217, 502
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Pontville, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia, 27 September 1891
Home Town:	Beaconsfield, West Tamar, Tasmania
Schooling:	Beaconsfield State School and Philip Smith Training College, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	State School Teacher
Died:	Died of Wounds, United Kingdom, 3 February 1918, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom XI C 1
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Amateur Athletics Association, Tasmanian Football League Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 217, 3rd Field Ambulance, Pontville, Tasmania
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 217, 3rd Field Ambulance, HMAT Katuna, Hobart
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 217, 3rd Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Field Company Engineers
24 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Field Company Engineers
19 Aug 1916:	Honoured Military Medal
30 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Field Ambulance
14 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion
14 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 502, 12th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW head and eyes (severe)
3 Feb 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 502, 12th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

His serial number was changed 217 to 502