SHERRIN, Allan Edward
| Service Number: | 2301 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Sandy Bay Tasmania, 13 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boiler maker's assistant |
| Died: | Queenstown, Tasmania, 15 November 1950, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2301, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2301, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2301, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 18 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
4th Pioneer Battalion 4th Division
Assigned to 4th Pioneers on 16th March 1916 in Egypt.
Duties at Seraperum, Egypt, from March until June, 1916. "Engaged on works - Inner defences Seraperum; Maneuvres to test efficiency of Inner defences"; Training. (from War Diary, May 1916)
4th June 1916 sailed on "Scotian" from Alexandra to France.
11th June, landed in France. To Carcassone Camp; entrained to Bailleul via Marseilles.
14th June, arrived Bailleul; proceeded to billets in Strazeele.
21st June, Left for Armentieres
22nd June Took over from 2nd Aus Pioneer Bn - A, B, C and D Companies billeted and work commenced on Bois Grenier line. (March-June 1916 War Diary)
Submitted 11 April 2015 by Katherine McKeown
Your service and sacrifice remembered always.
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