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ALLEN, Charles Prowse
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4729 |
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Enlisted: | 29 July 1915, 11th Reinforcements 6th Infantry Battalion |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
Home Town: | Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria |
Schooling: | Osbornes Flat State School, Melbourne High School, Training College, Melbourne University |
Occupation: | School Teacher |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 23 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot II, Row F, Grave 74, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverleigh & District Residents Roll of Honor, Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll, Inverleigh War Memorial, Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4729, 6th Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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7 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4729, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
28 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
3 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 59th Infantry Battalion, France | |
19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 4729, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), SW to left thigh. Evacuated to 8th CCS at Bailleul, where he later died of his wounds on 23 July 1916. | |
23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4729, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4729 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-23 |
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