ALLEN, James George
| Service Number: | 601 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Maryborough, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warra, Queensland, Australia, 23 October 1881 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Endocarditis & Syncope, Brisbane, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 June 1919, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot 10, Row 40, Grave 3, Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Maryborough, Queensland | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 601, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' |
|
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 601, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 26 Sep 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 601, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 601 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1920-06-18 |
|
| 19 Apr 1917: | Honoured Australian Service Medal | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
Help us honour James George Allen's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography
9 Battalion
Rank - Sergeant
Returned to Australia 12 March 1918
Award Military Medal. Citatin reads:
On the night 4/5th June 1916 he displayed the greatest coolness and showed great devotion to duty. He was posted with two small groups of "look outs" on the right flank of the new works in sector N.8.3., a very exposed place. Very heavy shell fire developed over this sector and it became necessary to withdraw the garrison with the exception of the above quoted two groups of sentries. It was possible to arrange these groups in comparative safety but the N.C.O. had to continually cross a very exposed area to visit the groups. This he did continually. Shells of all calibres were falling in this area, on one occasion a tree under which the Corporal was passing was struck by a shell and destroyed. Notwithstanding the danger to himself Corporal Allen remained cool and collected and continued to carry out his duties in a manner that can only be described as exemplary, his own calm having a considerable effect on his men. The shelling of this spot lasted for over an hour.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Edith Allen, Richmond Lane, Maryborough, Queensland; Son of Joseph Francis and Frances Elizabeth Allen
Click images to start slideshow.