ALLEN, Arthur Norman
| Service Number: | 3002 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 1897, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Barooga, Berrigan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cobram Barooga RSL War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3002, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3002, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3002, 58th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3002 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
3002 Lance Corporal Arthur Norman Allen, 58th Battalion AIF, killed in action 29th September 1917. Arthur was the son of Arthur and Annie Maria Allen who were the owners of the Barooga Hotel when he enlisted at 18 years of age. The Allen family was associated with the Barooga Hotel for many years.
Arthur enlisted on the 10th July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne during November 1915.
He joined the 58th Battalion in Egypt during February 1916. Arthur was sent to France on the 23 June 1916 and survived the devastating Battle of Fromelles in July 1916. The 58th Battalion suffered very heavy casualties during this disastrous attack. Allen fought for 12 months on the Western Front till given leave to the UK for a fortnight during June 1917 and he was promoted to Lance Corporal. He was reported missing in action, in Belgium, 29 September 1917 during the Battle of Polygon Wood.
Arthur Allen was known as “Barney” Allen to his mates. From their account of his death in the Red Cross Missing and Wounded files, he was literally blown to pieces by a shell which burst on the shell hole he was firing a Lewis Gun from. No traces of his remains were ever found.
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