Regimental number | 1131 |
Place of birth | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Ascot Vale State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Henry Alloway, 148 Maribrynong Road, Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in Senior Cadets; subsequently moved to exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 19.8 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 77), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 127 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth ALLOWAY, 148 Maribyrnong Road, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother 2 uncles and 2 cousins killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 3 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 26 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916. Wounded in action, 28 January 1917 (gun shot wound, left shoulder); admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 29 January 1917, and transferred to 1st Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 24, 30 January 1917, and transferred to 14th General Hospital, Wimereux, 31 January 1917; to England, 5 February 1917, and admitted to County of London War Hospital, Horton, 6 February 1917 (wound: severe); discharged on furlough, 16 March 1917, to report to Training Depot, Perham Downs, 31 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 May 1917. Promoted Corporal, 8 June 1917. Rejoined Bn, in the field, 13 June 1917. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 4 July 1917. Killed in action, Belgium 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ALLOWAY Albert Ernest |