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James William ALLISON

Regimental number1869
Place of birthLeongatha, Gippsland, Victoria
Place of birthLeongatha, Victoria
SchoolLeongatha State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressLeongatha, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Allison, Roughhead Street, Leongatha, Victoria
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 8 July 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. I), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
166
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Margaret ALLISON, 95 Murray Street, Caulfield, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1868 Pte Archibald Miller ALLISON, AVH, returned to Australia, 26 July 1919.

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