Details

William Fife ALLAN

Regimental number	4129
Date of birth	14 October 1892
Place of birth	Wallangarra, Queensland
School	Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland
Religion	Presbyterian
Occupation	Clerk
Address	Wallangarra, Queensland
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	24
Next of kin	Father, J F Allan, Golf Street, Chelmer, Queensland
Enlistment date	13 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	13 August 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	9th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/26/4
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll	Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll	9th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Military Medal At Meteren on night of 10-11 May 1918 he displayed marked initatve and devotion to duty of a very high order. Recommendation date: 15 May 1918
Fate	Returned to Australia 8 January 1919
Medals	Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23 Date: 12 February 1919
Family/military connections	Brother: 4130 Sergeant James Douglas ALLAN MM, 9th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919.
Other details	War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death	16 January 1967
Age at death	74
Place of burial	Cremated: ashes interred at Mt Thompson Memorial Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland.

UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy

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