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MCALLISTER, William Henry

Service Number:	8962
Enlisted:	21 September 1915, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	5th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Central State School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918
Cemetery:	Hargicourt British Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Hobart St Andrews Church Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Amateur Athletics Association

World War 1 Service

21 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 8962, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Claremont, Tas.
16 Nov 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 8962, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
16 Nov 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 8962, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne
10 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Egypt
15 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Egypt
13 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , France
24 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , France
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 8962, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 8962, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens
29 Sep 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 8962, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8962 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-29

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