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William ALLAN

Regimental number2552
Place of birthOxley Island, New South Wales
SchoolWingham Public School, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBookmaker
AddressHillcrest Wingham, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinmother., Mrs I Allan, Hillcrest, Wingham, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 August 1916
Place of death or woundingMouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death34
Place of burialOvillers Military Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row S, Grave 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
68
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Isabella ALLAN.

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