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William Ewart ALLAN

Regimental number2761
Date of birth--/01/1889
Place of birthBath England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJackeroo
AddressDarr River Downs, Longreach, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Kate Allan, 11 George Street, Bathwick Hill, Bath, England
Enlistment date19 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: 42nd Battalion
Promotion date: 18 August 1917

Lieutenant


Unit: 41st Battalion
Promotion date: 13 January 1918

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


Recommendation date: 9 April 1918

FateDischarged 27 July 1919
Medals

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a hostile attack. When the battalion on the right had fallen back, he went forward, while the retirement was in progress, and moved about among the troops rallying them, and when the possibility of consolidation was decided on, he sent most accurate information of the situation to battalion headquarters. He then established location of the whole battalion line, being throughout constantly subjected to heavy machine gun and snipers' fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185
Date: 27 November 1918

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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