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ALLISON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1701 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Glasgow, Scotland, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Greenethorpe, Weddin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Port Glasgow School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 111, Row B, Grave 51, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1701, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1701, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1701, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years. Address at the time of enlistment was Clapp's Bridge, Greenethorpe, NSW
Next of kin given as his brother Robert Allison of 8 Montgomery Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal