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ALLCHIN, Edmund Franklin (aka Frank Edmund)
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 388, SX1429, 422 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Morphettville |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Staff |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, SA, 16 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Kensington Park, Burnside, South Australia, 3 April 1976, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia West Rose Bed W6 005 |
| Memorials: | Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 388, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, Enlisted Morphettville Embarked HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide Disembarked Egypt 1 Dec 14 | |
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| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 388, 10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 388, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion, per service record | |
| 21 Mar 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 388, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10th Infantry Battalion, Promoted in the field Gallipoli ANZAC - per service record | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 388, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 6 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 388, 10th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Signals Sergeant 10th Battalion Recommended for the Military Medal | |
| 18 Jul 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Bullecourt (Second), See link to Recommendation and Gazettal | |
| 17 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 388, 10th Infantry Battalion, Returned to 10th Battalion ex Permanent Cadre 1st Training Brigade for early return to Australia (1914 enlistee) repatriation - per service record |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Nov 1939: | Involvement Major, SX1429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW2, Disembarked United Kingdom May 1940 | |
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| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, 422 | |
| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Major, SX1429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Woodside, SA | |
| 18 Apr 1941: | Involvement Major, SX1429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk |
Non Warlike Service
| 3 Sep 1945: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, 422, Headquarters Staff, Posted to Prescribed Service List | |
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| 2 Apr 1951: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, 422, Headquarters Staff |
Personal Stories
Burial at Centennial Park Cemetery
Name: Edmund Franklin
Surname: Allchin
Last Abode: Kensington Park
Date of Death: 03/04/1976
Sex: Male
Interment Location
Ashes 06/04/1976 Interred 205872 Current 22/11/2023
Location: West, Rose Bed W6, Position 005
Submitted 30 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Frank Allchin served in both World Wars with the 10th and 2nd/10th Battalions, and after WW2 as a 'Prescribed Service List' officer in the newly fledged post-war Australian Army. He was the Battalion Quartermaster in WW2, and later authored the 2nd/10th Battalion History 'Purple and Blue'.
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