ALLAN, George Henry
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 14 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Sea Transport Staff |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 25 May 1863 |
| Home Town: | Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Retired Grazier |
| Died: | Vaucluse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26 June 1949, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant, New South Wales Lancers |
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World War 1 Service
| 14 Nov 1914: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Captain, Sea Transport Staff | |
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| 21 Feb 1917: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Captain, Sea Transport Staff |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
In the Boer War he was a Lt in the NSW Lancers, later was a Capt with the 30th Bn Imperial Yeomanry.
In WWI he was a Commissioned Officer in the Sea Transport Service
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Retired Grazier
Address: 'Tourang', Old South Head Road, Rose Bay, Sydney, NSW
Age at Enlistment: 50 years and 6 months
Rank on Enlistment: Captain
Captain Allan enlisted three times. He only appears to have made two trips out to Egypt, and return voyages, 'Voyage only'. He was on duty on the return voyages as well.
Campaigns Served: World War I Sea Transport Service. He had also served in the Boer War.
Here are his enlistment dates, Embarkation Details, and voyages back to Australia:
Enlistment (1) on 14 November 1914, Liverpool, NSW; No further details given.
Enlistment (2) on 2 March 1916, possibly on HMAT A13 Katuna; Embarked from Melbourne, Vic., 9 March 1916 on board HMAT A13 Katuna, Officer in Charge of Troops, via Sydney to Suez. Return to Australia: Transport Officer on duty; Left Suez, Egypt, 29 April 1916 on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee. On duty, arriving Melbourne 31 May 1916. Appointment terminated on 3 June 1916.
Enlistment (3) on 29 September 1916, Sydney. Appointed Captain & Officer in Charge of Troops, for voyage only, on 17 October 1916. Embarked 23 November 1916 on HMAT A13 Katuna, from Sydney, 'voyage only', Officer in Charge of Troops, and Remount Officer (in charge of horses), on duty. Return to Australia: On 22(?) January 1917 on board HMAT A14 Euripides, from Suez, Egypt, on duty as Veterinary Officer, arriving Melbourne, Vic., 21 February 1917, and was discharged on that date.
Fate: Before the war he had been living in England. He married (1) Elsie Crawford Wilson, 10 June 1885, Maidenhead, England. She did not come to Australia, and died 10 October 1939, England. He married (2) Hettie Gertrude Rebecca Middleton (nee Patey), 1 November 1939, The District Registrar's Office, Paddington, NSW.
Place of Death: 26 June 1949, 146 Hopetoun Avenue, Vaucluse, NSW
Place of Burial: Presbyterian Section, Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood, NSW
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
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