Alexander William ALLAN

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ALLAN, Alexander William

Service Numbers:	307, 3008
Enlisted:	19 August 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1875
Home Town:	Albion, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Musketry Instructor
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 December 1959, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 12
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 307, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
1 Mar 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 307, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900.
13 Mar 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 307, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier notes invalided due to Rheumatism returned to Australia aboard Ranee arriving Brisbane 13 Mar 1901, discharged 13 Mar 1901.

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3008, 42nd Infantry Battalion
7 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 3008, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
7 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3008, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
2 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3008, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged 2 Aug 1918 medically unfit for service due to recurring Rheumatism.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Alexander William Allan served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. His first service was as a Private S.N. 307 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Boer War. His second service was as a Private S.N. 3008 in the 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF, WW1. He was invalided and discharged on both occassions due to recurring Rheumatism.

He married Juliet MacDonald on 16 Aug 1906 and they had four children. (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 473; National Archives Australia WW1 service record).

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