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ALLAN, James
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| Service Number: | 374 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 December 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sanchie, Scotland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Abermain, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fishcross Public School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cessnock Abermain Comforts Fund Pictorial Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Biography
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years
36 Battalion
Rank - Private
9 July 1916 Disembarked Devonport, England
12 September 1916 Found guilty of creating a disturbance in the barracks after lights out, Lark Hill on 10 September 1916: awarded 7 days confined to barracks.
22 November 1916 Embarked Southampton to join the British Expeditionary Force, France
5 April 1917 Admitted to hospital (scabies), France
Rejoined 36th Bn, France, 15 April 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Son of James and Catherine H. Allan of Hebburn, Newtown, Abermain, West Maitland, New South Wales.
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