Regimental number | 7938 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | Coogee via Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.1 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Atwell, Stockdale Farm, Coogee via Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets, Fremantle, Western Australia. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 27th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board SS Canberra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Motor Transport Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1154 Pte Fred Hamilton ALLEN, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 21 May 1917; 1720 Pte Richard Hamilton ALLEN, 28th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 October 1917; Lt Joseph William ALLEN MC, 3rd Tunnelling Company, returned to Australia, 20 December 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ypiringa', 15 November 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 12 February 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted 8 February 1944; discharged, 1 September 1944, as WX41198 Sergeant, 22nd Field Company. |
Sources | NAA: B883, ALLEN Hamilton Edward |