ALLWOOD, William Henry
| Service Number: | 2326 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Muswellbrook New South Wales, Australia, 7 May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmiths Stricker |
| Died: | Accident - hit by tram, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 12 May 1937, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW 39. GENERAL-30. 6. |
| Memorials: | Merewether Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2326, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2326, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2326, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 27 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2326, 20th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served in The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
83 years ago today, on the Friday afternoon of the 14th May 1937, Sergeant William Henry Allwood, 20th Battalion, blacksmith’s striker and bricklayer (B.H.P. Steelworks), from Pell Street, Merewether, New South Wales and Albert Street, Islington, N.S.W., father of one, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 39. GENERAL-30. 6.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133545746
Born at Muswellbrook, New South Wales on the 7th May 1898 to William Henry and Agnes Ann Allwood; husband of May Allwood nee Doyle (married 1922, West Maitland, N.S.W., died?), William, who was a widower, enlisted July 1915 at Liverpool, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 2.6.1916 (SW arm & leg - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133882541), 25.2.1917 (wound not stated, remained on duty -
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133743817),
William returned home July 1919.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139444486
Mr Allwood’s name has been inscribed on the Merewether (Mitchell Park) Memorial Gates and The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall, located in the grounds of Sandgate Cemetery.
Mr Allwood’s tragic death, (hit by a tram), was reported.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166628619
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166621576
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133552279
Was William Henry Allwood a heavy drinker due to his experiences as a 1st A.I.F. soldier, another casualty 18 years after returning home?
Lest We Forget.
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