Regimental number | 1775 |
Place of birth | Illowa, Victoria |
School | Yangery and Koroit State Schools, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Koroit, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, John Pallas, Koroit, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Was President of the Koroit Branch of the Australian Natives Association, Captain of the Koroit Fire Brigade, and was on board the 'Southland' when it was torpedoed. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 44), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 94 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Tower Hill Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: John and Ellen PALLAS, Koroit, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1775 Pte James Francis PALLAS, Anzac Provost Corps, returned to Australia, 1 September 1916. |
Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |