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ALLEN, Robert

Service Numbers:	948, 101, Q186572
Enlisted:	13 January 1902, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	15 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
Born:	Norwich, England, 31 October 1880
Home Town:	Mackay, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	Natural Causes, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 1 January 1969, aged 88 years
Cemetery:	Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Qld Burial Number: 2811 Section: Methodist Section 2 Line Number: 4 Plot Number 5
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 948, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
13 Jan 1902:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 948, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Brisbane, Qld.

Non Warlike Service

11 Mar 1918:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 101, Royal Australian Naval Reserves Naval Brigade Guard Section
24 Nov 1918:	Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 101, Brigade Naval Guard Section

World War 2 Service

19 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Q186572, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
16 Dec 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD)

Family

He was the eldest child of John James Allen and Sarah Williment. Robert had a half-brother, Leonard James Allen who died in Belgium on 01 Oct 1917.

Submitted 2 April 2024 by Steven de Grussa

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