Ernest ALLEN

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Service Number:	1659
Enlisted:	20 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 8 May 1886
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Public School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Driver - Glebe Island Works
Died:	Accidental bomb wounds, France, 15 May 1917, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Grevillers British Cemetery Plot V, Row A, Grave 13
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1659, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales
19 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1659, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
19 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1659, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney
15 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1659, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1659 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-05-15

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20 Battalion

Son of Ben and the late Harriet Allen, Hobart, Tasmania

Husband of May Ethel Allen, Hobart Tas.

Ernest served in Egypt and Gallipoli (Evacuation) and in France. He acted as cook while on the sick list and was died of bomb wounds on May 24, 1917

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal