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ALLEN, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 232 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Alexandria, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Junction Park State School |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 232, Army Training Units, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 232, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 232, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 12 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 232, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 232 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-11-12 |
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"...232 Driver Charles Allen, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, of Alexandria, NSW. A plumber prior to enlisting in August 1914, Dvr Allen embarked from Sydney, with the 2nd Battery, a board HMAT Argyllshire (A8) on 18 October 1914. After further training and service in Egypt and Suez, he arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 27 March 1916. Dvr Allen was killed in action at Flers, France on 12 November 1916. He was 22 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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