MARLOW, Allan Sharp
| Service Number: | 120 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mologa, Victoria, 10 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mologa, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mologa Public School |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Memorials: | Mologa War Memorial, Pyramid Hill A.N.A. Branch No 107 Great War Honour Roll, Pyramid Hill Mologa East State School No 1836 Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 120, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 120, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Feb 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion |
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Allan Sharp Marlow
Allan Sharp Marlow was born on the 10th of December 1895 in Mologa, Victoria. Five brothers, all farmers, enlisted from the Marlow family with only Percy and Allan surviving the war.
Allan was a twenty one year old salesman before he enlisted on the 1st of March 1916 in Bendigo, Victoria.
The 38th Battalion was his unit, in the gun section where he became a second lieutenant. The 38th Battalion was raised in Victoria at Bendigo but because of an outbreak of meningitis in the camp, the Battalion was re-established at suburban Campberwell in Melbourne. On the twentieth of June 1916, Allan embarked on the HMAT Runic, Melbourne. The 38th fought in its first major battle at Messines between seventh to ninth of June,1917. It fought in another two major attacks, the battle of Broodseinde on 4 October, and the battle of Passchendaele on 12 October. Allan was involved in the battle of Passchendaele. This battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, to control the ridges south and east Ypres. The next step was to advance to close the German–controlled railway. Passchendaele was a disaster, resulting in sixty two per cent casualties. Allan Marlow survived. On the third of February, 1918 in France, he was promoted to Lieutenant.
On the nineteenth of August, 1919 he returned to Australia and on the twenty fifth of November 1919, he was discharged from his duties and was awarded the Victory Medal and British War Medal.
His date of death is unknown.
Bibliography:
Australian War Memorial. (Unknown). Allan Sharp Marlow Photo. Available: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10891.005/. Last accessed 20th June 2017.
Australian War Memorial. "38th Australian Infantry Battalion". Available: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U51478. Last accessed 20th June 2017.
Anzac Centenary . (2014-15). Marlow Brothers Of Mologa. Available: https://www.anzaccentenarybendigo.com.au/Local_Stories/Great_War_WWI/Marlow_Brothers_of_Mologa. Last accessed 20th June 2017.
National Archives of Australia . (1914-20). Allan Sharp Marlow. Available: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8216147&S=14&R=0. Last accessed 20th June 2017.
National Library Of Australia. (2014-17). Studio portrait of 120 Private Allan Sharp Marlow.... Available: http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/181479915?q&versionId=19772825. Last accessed 20th June 2017.
Wikipedia. "Battle of Passchendaele." Available https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaele. Last accessed 20th June 2017.
Biography
"...120 Private Allan Sharp Marlow, 38th Battalion. Pte Marlow enlisted on 1 March 1916 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916. Promoted to Lieutenant in France he survived the war and returned to Australia on 19 August 1919. Five brothers, all farmers, enlisted from the Marlow family of Mologa Victoria with only two surviving the war. The other four were: 2123 Private (Pte) Charles Edward Marlow, 38th Battalion killed in action on 26 April 1918; 2748 Corporal George Tennyson Marlow, 2nd Brigade Trench Mortar Battery, who died of wounds on 21 September 1917, 119 Pte Percy Place Marlow, 38th Battalion (twin of Lt Allan Marlow), who returned to Australia on 27 May 1919 and 2363 Pte Albert Wilfred Marlow, 38th Battalion who was killed in action at Messines, Belgium on 17 July 1917... Allan and Percy Marlow were twins." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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