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ALLEN Francis William
5255
Private
Lance Corporal
15 Battalion
Beerburrum Soldier Settlement
Yes
abt 1888
Charters Towers, Qld
27 December 1915
HMAT A16 Star of Victoria
31 March 1916
Sydney

Francis William Allen enlisted on at Townsville on 27 Dec 1915 son of Mrs. E.J. Allen of Brisbane. 30 Mar 1916 Embarked at Sydney N.S.W. for Alexandria 10 May 1916 adm to No.3 Aux hosp Heliopolis [Pneumonia] 7 Jul 1916 discharged to duty ex British red Cross Hosp Montazah 17 Jun 1916 Proceeded to join 14 Traning Battalion Proceeded overseas to France 25 Sep 1916 4 Nov 1916 Sick to field Hosp Havre 18 Nov 1916 marched from Hosp Etaples 9 Dec 1916 to Hosp Etaples 18 Jan 1917 Laringitis Etaples 16 Jun 1917 3 NZ field amb France 23 Jun 1917 returned to Batt 28 July 1917 promoted to Lance Corporal 29 Sept 1917 Wounded in action [not specified] (added by administrator - slight wound to left side of chest) 13 Nov 1917 returned to Batt 13 Feb 1918 Sic to field Hosp 17 Feb 1918 ret to Batt 6 Nov 1918 L/Cpl revoked to Pte at own request 12 Nov 1918 Proc to UK on Leave 1 Dec 1918 Ret from leave 10 Feb 1919 Ret to England ex Havre Returned to Australia per the HT "Commonwealth" 13 Apr 1919 Disembarked in sydney on 12 June 1919 Discharged 28 July 1919 in Brisbane Recorded as Frank on death registers in Queensland 30th April 1934 (C1259)

  • Egypt
  • Flanders
  • Polygon Wood
ALLEN Francis William
ALLEN Francis William
ALLEN Francis William
Returned to Australia
12 June 1919
30 April 1934
Queensland
46
Queensland

http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8888/index.html 15th Inf Batt Egypt 1915-16, Somme 1916-18, Pozieres, Bullecourt, Messines 1917, Ypres 1917, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Arras 1918, Ancre 1918, Hamel, Amiens, Albert 1918, Hindenburg Line, Epehy, France and Flanders 1916-18

Chris

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