Charles Albert (Gum) ALLEN

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ALLEN, Charles Albert

Service Number:	7878
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 8 November 1896
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk/Railway Worker
Died:	Railway worker accident, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 10 March 1938, aged 41 years
Cemetery:	Botany General Cemetery, New South Wales
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

28 Feb 1918:	Involvement Private, 7878, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
28 Feb 1918:	Embarked Private, 7878, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Glenn Clarkson

Charles was born in Sydney where he grew into a young man. At age 14 1909 he was taken to China by his Father where he remained with his granparents. He was not happy in China and wrote many times to his Mother to return to Australia without success.He finally returned in 1911 then enlisted 7 years later. He was married to Maude until his passing

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