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ALLEN, Martin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 114 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1901, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Stanthorpe, Queensland, 20 October 1875 |
| Home Town: | Stanthorpe, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Mareeba, Queensland, 2 March 1958, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 114, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 1 Jan 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 114, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 2 Jan 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 114, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 114, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, s.s. Templemore, Pinkenba (Brisbane) | |
| 26 Mar 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 114, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Discharged in South Africa for Employment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
'FROM NEAR AND FAR.
Allora is represented in the Fifth Contingent by Privates D. J. Smith, W. Wall, Martin Allen, J. C. Logan, A. T. Smythe, and G. Davidson' from Warwick Argus (nla.gov.au)
Private Martin Allen was discharged from the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushman in March 1902 for employment in South Africa.
The Australian electoral roll of this period shows that Private Allen had retuned to Australia by 1903 and was residing in the Darling Downs district.
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