Allan Walker SCHWENNESEN

SCHWENNESEN, Allan Walker

    Service Number: 2445
    Enlisted: 25 April 1915, 5’8”, 10stone, fair complexion, grey eyes, brown hair
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Peterborough, South Australia, Australia, 30 September 1896
    Home Town: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Talbot State School No.954, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
    Cremated
    Memorials: Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honor Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    25 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2445, 5th Infantry Battalion, 5’8”, 10stone, fair complexion, grey eyes, brown hair
    16 Jul 1915: Embarked Private, 2445, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
    16 Jul 1915: Involvement Private, 2445, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    18 Oct 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2445, 5th Infantry Battalion, Alexandria per HT Borda, disembarked Lemnos Island.
    16 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2445, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    22 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion
    25 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2445, 5th Infantry Battalion, Alexandria, Egypt per HT Britton. Disembarked Marseilles, France 30 March, 1916
    29 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2445, 5th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
    24 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2445, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    13 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion
    24 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Infantry Battalion
    2 Jan 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion
    2 Apr 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion
    13 Jul 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2445, 5th Infantry Battalion, England per HT Persic Disembarked Port Melbourne, Australia 29 August, 1919
    28 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2445, 5th Infantry Battalion, Received the 1914-1915 Star, British War and Victory medals

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