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PORTER, William Allen
| Service Number: | 760 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Dublin, South Australia , 12 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Dublin, Mallala, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 8 September 1985, aged 94 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Dublin WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honor, Dublin War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 760, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 760, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 760, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 760, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 14 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 760, 9th Light Horse Regiment, School of Cookery Egypt | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 760, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 17 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 760, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Embark HT “Dunluce Castle” for Australia at SUEZ. |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William PORTER and Frnces Kate nee ALLEN
Biography contributed by Xavier Two Wells
William Allen Porter was born on the 12th of January 1891 in Dublin, South Australia, a small farming town. He worked as a labourer before enlistment.
On 7 December 1914, Porter enlisted for the Australian Imperial Force, aged 23. His sister, Miss G Porter, was his nominated next of kin.
In February 1915, Porter left Australia and sailed for Egypt. Porter served in the later stages of Gallipoli with the 9th Light Horse before being sent back to Egypt at the end of 1915. He served in the Middle East during 1916.
In March 1917 he attended School of Cookery in Moascar from 14 March - 5 April. In June he was deprived from one day’s pay because of disobedience. In July he was hospitalised because of an infection for 38 days before being discharged to duty. He remained in the Middle East for the remainder of the war. After the war ended he was hospitalised in early 1919 with Pharyngitis and then spent time in rest camp before embarking to return to Australia 17 July 1916. He was discharged 22nd October 1919.
Porter marrked Margaret Violet O'Toole (1892-1930) in 1922 together they had two children Joan and Kevin. Porter died in 1985 and is buried at Centennial Park Cemetery.
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