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ALLAN, Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX38164 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wonthaggie, Victoria, Australia, 5 November 1918 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness (Cholera), Thailand, 10 July 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1 O 4-43, Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX38164 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 1940: | Enlisted VX38164, Royal Park, Vic. | |
| 2 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX38164, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
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DIED IN THAILAND
Pte Gordon M. Allan (2/29th Battalion, 8th Division), only son of Mr
and Mrs M. Allan, 9 Merrin crescent, Wonthaggi, is believed to have died of cholera in prisoner - of - war camp in Thailand (date unknown). Enlisting in 1940, Pte Allan left Australia for Malaya in July, 1941. Before his enlistment he was for five years on the staff of Ball and Welch Pty Ltd, Flinders street, Melbourne. He was 23.
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