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ALLEN, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX24385 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 June 1940, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 2 May 1911 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Panel 19, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX24385 | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Caulfield, Victoria, Australia | |
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX24385, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
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2/22 Battalion
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Son of Alfred and Lilias May Allen; husband of Elizabeth Alice Allen, of Malvern, Victoria.