Francis James ALLAN

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Service Number:	1785
Enlisted:	28 February 1916, Enlisted at Korumburra, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Enoch's Point, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Outtrim, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds - multiple shell wounds to arm, thighs and head , 47th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 23 June 1918
Cemetery:	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot 11, Row D, Grave 27 Rev. J.K. Nicol officiated, Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France, Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

28 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1785, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Korumburra, Victoria
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1785, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1785, 39th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1785, 39th Infantry Battalion, Gassed
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1785, 39th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gunshot wound to the head and evacuated to England on 15 October 1917
23 Jun 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1785, 39th Infantry Battalion, Multiple shell wounds

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Son of James Wyllie and Gertrude Allan of Outtrim, South Gippsland, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal