James William ALLISON

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Service Number:	1869
Enlisted:	3 April 1916, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Leongatha, Gippsland, Victoria, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Leongatha State School, Victoria
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy France Plot III, Row C, Grave I, Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leongatha Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll

3 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
8 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1869, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: ''
8 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1869, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne
11 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1869, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1869 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-11
Date unknown:	Involvement 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Son of James and Margaret Allison, 95 Murray Street, Caulfield, Victoria

Brother of 1868 Pte Archibald Miller Allison, AVH, returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.