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Michael George ALLEN

Regimental number6914
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressAlbury, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 7"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Allen, Thoona, Victoria
Previous military serviceCitizen Forces (28 days)
Enlistment date4 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 November 1916
Place of enlistmentRoyal Park, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 September 1919
Discharge date11 March 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 11 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917.

Admitted to Military Hospital, Devonport, 20 July 1917 (parotitis); discharged, 8 August 1917, and marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, the same day (Class 'A').

Marched into 6th Training Bn, Rolleston, 12 August 1917.

Found guilty, 29 September 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 23 September 1917, until midnight, 27 September 1917: awarded 12 days' confined to camp, forfeits 12 days' pay, and total forfeiture of 16 days' pay.

Transferred to Machine Gun Corps, 31 October 1917; taken on strength of Machine Gun Corps Details, Grantham, 2 November 1917.

Marched into 6th Training Bn, Fovant, 16 November 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 27 December 1917; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 28 December 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 30 December 1917; taken on strength of 21st Bn, 1 January 1918.

Reported as missing in action, 22 March 1918.

Now, 28 April 1918, reported as 'Prisoner of War'.

Repatriated to England, 31 December 1918.

Granted leave, 3 January 1919, and to report to Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, 1 February 1919.

Attached to Demobilisation Depot for duty, 1 February 1919.

Married Kathleen Amy CANNELL, St Simon's Church, Chelsea, 7 June 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Mahana', 25 September 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 10 November 1919; discharged Melbourne (termination of period of enlistment), 11 March 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death14 July 1957
Age at death68
Place of burialBenalla Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, ALLEN Michael George

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