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ALLCHURCH, Edward Broughton
| Service Number: | 842 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Broughton, South Australia, 30 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Port Broughton, Barunga West, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Bordertown, South Australia, 27 December 1961, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bordertown Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Port Broughton War Memorial, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 842, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: Middle name incorrectly spelt as Brompton on original record | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 842, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 842, 56th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by tony griffin
Edward Broughton Allchurch was the son of Henry and Lucy Jane Allchurch of Port Broughton. Edward was born at Port Broughton on 30 June 1890. A farmer, he was 24 years old when he enlisted at Oaklands on 30 November 1914.
At Oaklands he was appointed to 4th Reinforcements/9th Light Horse Regiment and embarked from Adelaide on 1 April 1915. Edward was wounded in action in an engagement at Gallipoli and was evacuated to the island of Mudros with a bayonet wound to the head.
On 30 August he embarked for England aboard the SS Huntsgreen and on arriving in London was admitted to King George Hospital in Stamford Street. Six months later Edward had recovered from his wounds and on his return to Heliopolis was taken on strength with 5th Division Ammunition Column. He was appointed a driver and posted to 3 Section.
In June 1916 Edward proceeded overseas to join the British Expeditionary Force fighting in France. After 9 months Edward was sent to 1st Anzac Trench Mortar School for instruction. On 19 January 1918 he transferred to 56 Battalion AIF and was remustered as a gunner. During the following months 56 Battalion fought at Villers-Bretonneux and was later instrumental in the capture of Perrone. In August 1918 Edward spent a week in 4th Army Rest Camp before returning to the front where 56 Battalion became engaged in the battle of St Quentin Canal.
9 days after the armistice Edward was admitted to 3 Australian General Hospital suffering from appendicitis. Edward embarked aboard HS Delta for his return to Australia on 24 January 1919 and disembarked on 5 March. He was discharged on 24 June 1919.
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