George Herbert ALLEN

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ALLEN, George Herbert

Service Number:	1328
Enlisted:	14 October 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bannockburn, Victoria, Australia, 19 September 1894
Home Town:	Lorne, Surf Coast, Victoria
Schooling:	Lorne State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 1 May 1915, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Courtney’s and Steel's Post Cemetery His name is located at panel 71 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lorne School Roll of Honor Book, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

14 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1328, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1328, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne
12 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1328, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, ANZAC / Gallipoli
Date unknown:	Involvement 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Father Alfred Allen (b. 1838 Essex, England - c. 31/5/1912 East Melbourne VIC); and
m. 1873
Mother Anna (nee Williamson, b. 13/1/1849 Kent, England - d. 1/7/1935 Coburg VIC).

Siblings:
Brother       Henry William Allen (b. 1874 Batesford VIC
                  m 1909 Adelaide (nee Hotckin)
Brother       Charles Alfred Allen (b. 1875 Leigh Road,VIC - d. 1879 Wabdallah VIC)
Brother       James Edward Allen (b. 1877 Leigh Road,VIC - d. 28/4/1931 Colac VIC)
                  m. 2/1/1901 VIC
                  Alice (nee Worthington, b. 23/1/1871 Mopoke VIC - d.20/1/1948 Prahran VIC)

Wife: Isobel Moore Allen (nee Cartmill) - married in 1907
(11/3/1920 Isobel advised AIF she had remarried, now Isobel Johnston,
living at 4 Aberdeen Street, East Brunswick, Victoria)

Children:
Son       Francis Hector Cartmill (b. 1905 Carlton - d. ___)
             m. Ann Hevey; f.o. Percival George Allen
Son       Percival George Allen (b. 1907 Carlton - d. ____ 1975 Bonbeach VIC)
             m. Marjory Kampfhenkel
Son        Arthur Henry Allen (b. 1908 Carlton - d. 1975 Cowes VIC)
             m. Phyllis Woosnam (b. 1910 - d. ___)
Son        Charles Alfred Allen (b. 1912 South Melbourne - d. 1966 Melbourne)

Last lived at 20 Alfred Street, South Melbourne, Victoria.

Described on enlisting as 30 years old; married; 5' 7 3/4" tall; 12 stone; fair complexion;
blue eyes; brown hair; Church of England; tattoo mark left forearm.

10/10/1914 completed medical in Melbourne, fit for service

14/10/1914    Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria
                     Commanding Officer appointed George to 14th Battery
                     Broadmeadows Camp

22/12/1914 Embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT Berrima A35
as a Private in the 1st reinforcements, 14th Infantry Battalion

19/2/1915 Private in No.3 Company, 14th Battalion

12/4/1915 Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces in Gallipoli

1/5/1915       Killed in action at Dardanelles, GALLIPOLI
1/5/1915       buried on: Courtney's Hill (Post), No.6 grave, Gallipoli Peninsula
                    buried by: Reverend A Gillison

14/3/1924     his remains and ID disc were found
                    later exhumed and reburied in:
                    Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula

Medals:
1914-15 Star (10088); British War medal (6879); Victory medal (6853);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (308344).

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 20/2/2015. Lest we forget.

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