ALLAN, Walter Clarence
| Service Number: | 7442 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1917, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Arnand, Victoria, 17 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Preston Public School |
| Occupation: | Tanner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Hazebrouck, France, 24 April 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Caestre War Cemetery Plot I. Row A. Grave 11. Also panel 45 at the AWM, Caestre Military Cemetery, Caestre, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7442, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7442, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7442, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 |
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Father Frank Allan, living at 593 High Street, North Preston, Victoria.
Previous service: Senior Cadets
Described on enlisting as 21 years 6 months old; single; 5' 6 1/2" tall; 158 lbs;
fresh complexion; brown eyes; black hair; Church of Christ
18/4/1917 enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria
25/7/1917 Commanding Officer appointed Walter to 25th reinforcements,
6th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows Camp
4/8/1917 embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Themistocles (A32)
as a Private in the 6th Infantry Battalion, 25th reinforcements
2/10/1917 disembarked into Glasgow
3/10/1917 marched in to 2nd Training Battalion, Durrington, England
23/1/1918 sick to hospital
18/3/1918 marched in to Training Depot
20/3/1918 sick to hospital, Bulford
5/4/1918 discharged to unit
15/4/1918 proceeded overseas to France, ex Sutton Veny, via Folkestone
17/4/1918 marched out of England, arrived Etaples, France
22/4/1918 taken on strength into 6th Infantry Battalion (from reinforcements)
In March and April 1918 the battalion helped stop the German spring offensive.
24/4/1918 killed in action in Hazebrouck, France (22 years of age)
buried in: Caestre Military Cemetery
Plot I. Row A. Grave 11
3 miles north-east of Hazebrouck, France
Medals:
British War medal (58081); Victory medal (57081); Memorial Plaque
and Memorial Scroll (344192)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 9/5/2015. Lest we forget.
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