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ALLEN, Thomas

Service Number:	2552
Enlisted:	28 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Devenish, Benalla, Victoria
Schooling:	Thoona State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Illness - Pneumonia following Measles, Egypt, 10 October 1915
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 127 Chaplain M.C. James officiated, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Thoona War Memorial

World War 1 Service

28 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2552, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2552, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2552, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of George W and Frances Allen of Thoona, Victoria

Medals:- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal