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John Norman ALLEN

Regimental number324
Place of birthPortarlington, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFisherman
AddressGellibrand Street, Portarlington, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Maggie allen, Gellibrand Street, Portarlington, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Garrison Artillery, Queenscliff.
Enlistment date9 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name22nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death29
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No 2 (Plot XXXIII, Row J, Grave 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
95
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Margaret ALLEN
Family/military connectionsCousins: 3458 Pte Ralph Sinclair ALLEN, 58th Bn, killed in action, 23 July 1916; 2639 Pte Cecil Woods GIBLETT, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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