Regimental number | 2813 |
Place of birth | Richmond, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Windsor Street, Richmond, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph William Allison, Windsor Street, Richmond, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in theCadets (5 years); 41st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (still serving at time of AIF enlistment.) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Pioneer Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/13/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Place of burial | Mont Huon Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row H, Grave 6B), Le Treport, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph William and Jane Ann ALLISON. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 17 January 1917; disembarked Plymouth, 9 January 1917; marched into Pioneer Training Bn, Plymouth, 2 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 June 1917; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 15 June 1917. Proceeded to unit, 28 June 1917; taken on strength of 1st Pioneer Bn, 30 June 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 20 March 1918; rejoined unit, 6 April 1918. Deatched to Artillery School, Tilques, 3 July 1918; rejoined unit, 13 July 1918. Admitted to No 16 General Hospital, Treport, 28 September 1918 (pyrexia). Died, 5 October 1918 (bronchial pneumonia). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ALLISON Frank Seaforth |