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David Thomson Allan
| Name on Board | DT Allan |
| Name on Service Records |
David Thomson Allan |
| Enlistment Age | 21 |
| Occupation | Field Officer, Agricultural Department |
| Place of Birth | St Kilda, Vic |
| Next of Kin | George Allan |
| Address | 42 Twyford St, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 6/10/1914 |
| Service No. | 1114 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 22/12/1914 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Ulysses A38 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 14th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 8/08/1915 |
| Unit on Death | 14th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Lance Corporal |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Gallipoli (no known grave) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Additional Information
David Thomas Allan attended Williamstown State School and was a member of the Presbyterian Boys' Naval Brigade.
He sailed with the Second Convoy of 19 ships which departed from Albany, Western Australia on 31 December 1914.
On graduating from the Dookie Agricultural College he obtained a position as an inspector with the Department of Agriculture.
His father was a landscape gardener with the Victorian Railway Department.
Additional References
Footscray Chronicle, Saturday 11 September 1915, p2
The National Anzac Centre, Albany, Western Australia
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