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ALLEN, Desmond Claude
Personal Details
Service Number: | 401 |
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Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | School Errol Street State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Horse Breaker |
Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 401, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 401, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 401, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
19 Mar 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 6th Infantry Battalion, Appointed -- Driver | |
5 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 401, 6th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Novian" | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 401, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
17 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 401, 6th Infantry Battalion, Marched In -- 6th Infantry Battalion Transport -- Mex Camp, Egypt | |
3 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 401, 6th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- From Mex Camp to Maadi Camp -- Egypt | |
7 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 401, 6th Infantry Battalion, ReJoined Unit -- T.O.S | |
17 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 6th Infantry Battalion | |
17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 401, 58th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania" | |
23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 401, 58th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 401, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
19 Jul 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 401, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 401 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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