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ALLAN, Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5326 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, 15 September 1885 |
| Home Town: | Harston, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Largs Public School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5326, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5326, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 5326, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5326 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
14th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 27 and the son of Daniel and Janet Boyd Allan, of 14, Brisbane Rd., Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Age on arrival in Australia 22
Address PO, Harston, Victoria
Enlistment date 13 March 1916
Unit name 5th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement.
Age at embarkation 24.
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/22/3
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 3 July 1916
Unit from Nominal Roll 14th Battalion
He is one of three Australian soldier casualties of the Great War who are honoured on the Largs War Memorial.
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