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ALLOWAY, William Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1652 |
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Enlisted: | 28 May 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia, 2 January 1897 |
Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Fitter |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 May 1917, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Name on wall at Villers-Bretonneux , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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16 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1652, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1652, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
2 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1652, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1652 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-02 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Son of William H. and Elizabeth Alloway, of 148, Maribyrnong Rd., Moonee Ponds, Victoria.