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ALLEN, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 948, 101, Q186572 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1902 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
| Born: | Norwich, England, 31 October 1880 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 1 January 1969, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Qld Burial Number: 2811 Section: Methodist Section 2 Line Number: 4 Plot Number 5 |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 948, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 13 Jan 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 948, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
Non Warlike Service
| 11 Mar 1918: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 101, Royal Australian Naval Reserves Naval Brigade Guard Section | |
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| 24 Nov 1918: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 101, Brigade Naval Guard Section |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, Q186572, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
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| 16 Dec 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
Personal Stories
Family
He was the eldest child of John James Allen and Sarah Williment. Robert had a half-brother, Leonard James Allen who died in Belgium on 01 Oct 1917.
Submitted 2 April 2024 by Steven de Grussa
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