ALLEN, David Henry
| Service Number: | 185 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Beaconsfield, West Tamar, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 26 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Plot 111, Row E, Grave 8 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 185, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 185, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 52nd Infantry Battalion |
Military Medal
Service Number: 185
Rank: Sergeant
Unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Service: Army
Conflict / Operation: First World War, 1914-1918
Award: Military Medal
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 27 June 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1392, position 19
Date of London Gazette: 4 February 1918
Location in London Gazette: Page 1617, position 3
Submitted 29 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Service History
Born: Beaconsfield, Tasmania
Father: Mr. J. ALLAN
Of Hospital Rd, Beaconsfield, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Miner
Enlisted: 20 August 1914
Embarkation: 20 October 1914 from Hobart per HMAT Geelong
Age: 21 years
Served in Egypt, Gallipoli & France
Wounded in Action on 2 occasions
Killed in Action: 26 April 1918
Buried: Adelaide Cemetery, Villers Bretonneux, France
Awarded Military Medal
Photograph Tasmania Weekly Courier 8 July 1915 insert 5
Submitted 29 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
2 May 1915 - Wound in action, gunshot wound to the chest
9 September 1916 - Wounded in action, gunshot wound to the abdomen
29 October 1917 Citation for Military Medal reads:
For galllanty during a heavy bombardmenton the night of the 16-17 Octrober 1917 when he and a number of men in his platoon were buried as a result of hostile shell fire. On being dug out he immediately commenced to dig out his men and bandage and carry wounded men out of the line; wherever he casualties were occurring he would be found cheering up and holding his platoon together by his own personal courage
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