Regimental number | 2434 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 2.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Harriet Beatrice Pallant, 462 Abbey Lane, Belgrave PO, Leicester, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 1 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 September 1916; marched in to 6th Training Bn, Rollestone, 26 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 November 1916; taken on strength, 23rd Bn, in the field, 2 December 1916. Wounded in action, 3 May 1917. CO, 23rd Bn, reported soldier as Missing to Court of Enquiry, 9 June 1917; now, 17 December 1917, declared 'Killed in Action, 3 May 1917'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2080506, 5338 Pte J.B. DORAN, 23rd Bn, 9 January 1918: 'On May 3rd about Lagnicourt, the other side of Bapaume, in the morning we were lying out following up the Germans as they retired. He was in a captured German Strong (sic) post and was sniping. He was either sniped or hit by a piece of shrapnel. I saw him carried back past where we were lying and put down by the side of a shell-hole. This is the last I saw of him and he was almost certainly killed by the German barrage. He was an Englishman and joined us from Victoria. He had been in the Peninsular (sic), was discharged and rejoined. Joe Pallant we called him. He was well-liked in the Batt.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See other entry for first period of service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PALLANT John Alfred
Red Cross File No 2080506 |