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MCCANN, Allen
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX63060, 17002, 1/7002 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1945, Redbank, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 19 November 1926 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace |
| Occupation: | Military Officer |
| Died: | Natural causes (cardiac arrest), Tweed Heads, New South Wales, 5 June 2002, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: |
Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane Grave Location: A1-10-47; Buried with - Elizabeth McCann. Also his (DVA) Official Commemoration - Memorial Location: Wall 15/Row H; AT the Queensland Garden of Remembrance (within Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery) Graham Rd - Bridgeman Downs, Qld, Australia. |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Jan 1945: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, 17002 | |
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| 12 Jan 1945: | Enlisted Lieutenant Colonel, QX63060, HQ Land Command, Redbank, Queensland |
Korean War Service
| 28 Sep 1950: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 17002 |
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Non Warlike Service
| 1 Mar 1951: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 1/7002 | |
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| 25 Feb 1961: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, 1/7002, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) | |
| 27 Jan 1976: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 1/7002 |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Jan 1976: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, 17002 |
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