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ALLEN, Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1505, 1521 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 December 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Originally issued with service number 1505 later changed to 1521 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pennant Hills, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Pennant Hills Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave. Originally buried by members of the 24th Battalion but grave was not able to be re-located Psnel 21, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour, Pennant Hills & Thornleigh District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1505, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Originally issued with service number 1505 later changed to 1521 | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1505, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1505, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1521, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1521 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Rosalind Ann Allen of Pennant Hills, NSW. Brother of Mabel Allen of epping, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces