Regimental number | 3010 |
Place of birth | Talbot, Victoria |
School | Talbot State School, VIC until 13 years |
Other training | Matriculated with Honors from Mayborough College (VIC) at 17, and had a successful course at Scotch College, Melbourne and gained distinctions in physics and chemistry. |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Talbot, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Allen, Talbot, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | After leaving Scotch College he entered the Education Dept of VIC for 12 months, then entered Bank of Australia and when he enlisted was in charge of the .... Exchange at Head Office. Sailed in the Ballarat. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bray, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 24.6 |
Place of burial | Bray Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B1, Grave 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 127 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Sarah Ann ALLEN. |
Family/military connections | Cousin of Wilfred Allen (Captain) and Arthur Allen from Marybro VIC. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |