Regimental number | 1067 |
Place of birth | Moonta Mines, South Australia |
School | Wallaroo Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Stirling Street, Wallaroo, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Wharton, Stirling Street, Wallaroo, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets, Wallaroo. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 12), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas James and Ellen ALLEN |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4369 Pte Thomas James ALLEN, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 30 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |