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Stanley Herbert ALLISON

Regimental number34322
Place of birthArdrossan, South Australia
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationButcher
AddressMilang, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.7
Height5' 8"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Edith V Allison, Milang, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 September 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, March 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 10 May 1917
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 20 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date8 August 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1824 Corporal Walter Henry ALLISON, 5th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 6 May 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 2 April 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 30 October 1918; discharged (wounded: right foot fracture), Adelaide, 8 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 July 1980
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ALLISON Stanley Herbert

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