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Allan Sharp MARLOW

Regimental number120
Place of birthKerang, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMologa, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 7.75"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFather, C Marlow, Mologa, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, Machine Gun Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal RollA.B. Reception Camp
FateReturned to Australia 19 August 1919
Discharge date25 November 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2363 Pte Albert Wilfred MARLOW, 38th Bn, killed in action, 17 July 1917; 2123 Lance Sergeant Charles Edward MARLOW, 38th Bn, killed in action, 26 April 1918; 2748 Corporal George Tennyson MARLOW, 2nd Brigade Trench Mortar Battery, died of wounds, 21 September 1917; 119 Pte Percy Place MARLOW, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 27 May 1919;
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ajana', 19 August 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), Melbourne, 25 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSecond given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Thorp.
SourcesNAA: B2455, MARLOW Allan Sharp

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