Regimental number | 6558 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Cr Parish and Boundary Streets, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 125 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A.M.J. Allum, Cr Parish and Boundary Streets, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets, Area 7A (12 months); 7th Infantry (4 years) |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | INF9REIN21 |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Annah Maria Josephine ALLUM |
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War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 21 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 10 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 April 1917; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 26 April 1917. Taken on strength of 9th Bn, 1 May 1917. Wounded in action, 6 May 1917; admitted to No 6 Field Ambulance, 6 May 1917 (shrapnel wound, right thigh); transferred to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station, 6 May 1917; to No 11 Ambulance Train, 9 May 1917; to No 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 10 May 1917; to England, 31 May 1917; to Kitchener Military Hospital, 1 June 1917; discharged to furlough, 12 July 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 26 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 August 1917; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 16 August 1917. Proceeded to unit, 29 August 1917; rejoined 9th Bn, 31 August 1917. Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 1 November 1917; admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 2 November 1917, and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station the same day (gunshot wounds, thigh and right groin); to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 3 November 1917; to England, 11 November 1917; to No 1 London General Hospital, Camberwell, 12 November 1917; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 19 January 1918; discharged, 23 January 1918; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 7 February 1918. Classified B1C, 5 March 1918. Marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 22 March 1918. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 9 May 1918. Found guilty, 29 May 1918, of overstaying leave from midnight, 23 May 1918, until 2200 hours, 28 May 1918: awarded 8 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeits 13 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 June 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 7 June 1918. Proceeded to unit, 9 June 1918; rejoined 9th Bn, 12 June 1918. Wounded in action (3rd occasion), 10 August 1918; admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance, 10 August 1918 (right shoulder); transferred to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, 10 August 1918; to No 23 Ambulance Train, 11 August 1918; to No 2 Canadian General Hospital, 12 August 1918; to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 18 August 1918; discharged, 7 September 1918, and marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, the same day. Proceeded to unit, 18 September 1918; rejoined unit, 25 September 1918. Promoted Driver, 10 January 1919. Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 27 March 1919; marched into No 1 Group, 25 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ormonde', 16 June 1919; disembarked Sydney, 4 August 1919; discharged Brisbane (medically unfit: pain and weakness in right iliac region from wound), 12 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 32 |
Place of burial | Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ALLUM Edgar Henry |