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ALLEN, William Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3760 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Nailsworth, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Albany State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 7 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Location: Somme, France Number of casualties: 1996 Cemetery/memorial reference: VI. B. 41., Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3760, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3760, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Son of Jonathon ALLEN and Alice Mary GRAY.
Brother of Beatrice Alice WALSH of Sefton Park, Adelaide, South Australia, and Hilda.
William Gordon Allen enlisted in Adelaide, without his parents consent at the age of 20.
He was died of gun shot wounds to the head less than 6 months after emabarking, less than 2 months after arriving in France and less than 2 weeks after being treated for mumps.