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William Stephenson ALLEN

Regimental number5302
Place of birthBroken Hill, New South Wales
SchoolBurra Public School and Hacklin's Corner Public School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address17 Mile Camp, via Port Augusta, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Nellie Taylor, 17 Mile Camp, via Port Augusta, South Australia
Enlistment date12 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death19
Place of burialMartinpuick British Cemetery (Row B, Grave 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
109
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Nellie ALLEN.
Family/military connectionsCousin of John Bromley Farrier, who died Caulfield Hospital.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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