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Herbert Clifford ALLCHURCH

Regimental number2326
Place of birthAngaston, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDoctor's assistant
Address160 Halifax Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.7
Height5' 6"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriet Allchurch, 160 Halifax Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 April 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on 23 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 February 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date5 September 1917
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6713 Clifford ALLCHURCH, 10th Bn, killed in action, 21 September 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Benalla', 13 February 1917; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, upper left arm), Adelaide, 5 September 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 December 1928
Age at death36
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ALLCHURCH Herbert Clifford

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