BOASE, Allan Joseph
| Service Numbers: | Officer, NX366, 22 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Major General |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, 19 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Royal Military College, Duntroon |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Natural causes, St. Kilda, Victoria, 1 January 1964, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Caboolture District WW1 Roll of Honour, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Major, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Major, NX366, Moore Park, New South Wales | |
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| 24 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major General, 22 | |
| 1 Jan 1942: | Involvement Brigadier, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
| 19 Feb 1951: | Discharged Major General, NX366 |
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"Joining the 9th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, in August 1914, he was shipped to Egypt the following month after the outbreak of the First World War. He was amongst the troops landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and together with his platoon, fought his way to Lone Pine. Wounded the following day, Boase was evacuated, only rejoining his unit in September. Following the withdrawal of the allied forces from Gallipoli, he was posted to the 12th Battalion, and his unit was posted to the Western Front in June 1916. Promoted to major at the end of the year, Boase performed staff duties for the remainder of the war within the headquarters of a number of brigades and the 5th Division.
During the inter-war years, Boase went to the Staff College, Camberley, in England. Upon his return to Australia, he served in a number of staff positions as well as undertaking a military exchange position in India. Shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War, he was promoted to colonel. After serving as Commandant of the Command and Staff School in Sydney from November 1939 to April 1940, he was seconded to the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) as quartermaster general of the 7th Division. Dispatched with the division to the Middle East in late 1940, he was promoted to temporary brigadier and made responsible for the "Base and Lines of Communication Units" around Gaza, where the 2nd AIF had established its base. Boase was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1942..." - READ MORE LINK (en.wikipedia.org)
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