ALLEN, Charles Alexander
| Service Number: | 6957 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallaroo, South Australia, 13 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, Military Hospital, Devonport, England , United Kingdom, 27 February 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery, Devon, England, Church C 4933 3.3 Wargrave with Private Memorial. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie I.O.O.F. FLT Ceres Lodge No 35 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6957, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 6957, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 6957, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Death registration-transcribed incorrectly.
Deaths Mar 1917 Allen Charles 2[56] Devonport 5b 618
10th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 25 and the son of Albert [died 1934] and Maria [died 11th December 1933] Allen.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 27th February…… Private Charles Alexander Allen was born at Wallaroo, South Australia on 13th April, 1891.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 25th October, 1916 as a 25 year old, single, Clerk from Wallaroo, South Australia.
Private Charles Alexander Allen, Service Number 6957, embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on HMAT Berrima (A35) on 16th December, 1916 with the 10th Infantry Battalion, 23rd Reinforcements.
He was written up for being Absent Without Leave while at Cape Town from 11 pm on 12th January, 1917 till 5 pm on 14th January, 1917. He was awarded 5 days Detention.
On 28th January, 1917 Private Allen was admitted to Ship’s Hospital while at Sea – cause N.Y.D. (not yet determined) & again on 6th February, 1917. He was discharged on 13th February, 1917. Private Allen disembarked at Devonport, England on 16th February, 1917.
He was admitted to Military Hospital, Devonport, England on 18th February, 1917 – dangerously ill with C.S.M. Fever. The Hospital Admissions form recorded “A very acute case. Acute cyclitis occurred on the 7th day with destructive inflammation of the eyeball.”
Private Charles Alexander Allen died at 1.30 pm on 27th February, 1917 at Military Hospital, Devonport, England from Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.
He was buried in Efford Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, England where 48 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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Biography
Son of Albert ALLEN and Maria nee BRICKMAN
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