ALLAN, Duncan
| Service Number: | 3003 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1 June 1851 |
| Home Town: | Lawson, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shire Employee |
| Died: | Natural causes, Auburn, New South Wales, 21 December 1930, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lawson Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3003, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3003, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3003, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 6 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3003, 53rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ned Young
Enlisted with his 18 year old grandson 3157 Pte. Allan Ernest Rostron (/explore/people/57328) when aged 65
"MR. DUNCAN ALLAN. DEATH OF VETERAN SOLDIER.
Mr. Duncan Allan, who died at his residence, Auburn, on Sunday, in his 80th year, claimed two records - that he was the oldest soldier to see active service with the Australian Imperial Forces, and that he was the only man in the A.LF. whose grandson served with him. He was just over 64 years of age when he enlisted in June 1915 and it was only after an appeal to the Military Board that he was accepted, after a number of unsuccessful attempts to enlist. Mr. Allan saw service with the 1st and the 53rd Battalions, A LF., in Egypt, Sinai Peninsula, and France. In Egypt he took part in the exhausting desert marches which were part of the A.I.F. training. In France he was wounded three times, and in 1917 fell victim to trench fever and was invalided home.
Mr. Allan had varied experiences in Australia in earlier years. He carried his swag from Brisbane to Armidale on one occasion, and worked on the construction of the railway between Armidale and Glen Innes. He had been a resident of Lawson for nearly 40 years, and took an active interest in public movements in the mountain town. The interment will take place at the Lawson Presbyterian Cemetery today." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 23 Dec 1930 (nla.gov.au)
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