ALLAN, Joseph
(Service number 32286)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 6 September 1894 | Place of Birth | Black Hill, Durham, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | F. V. ALLAN (brother), Chaffcutter, Fairlie, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 Nov 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | |||
Award Circumstances and Date
1918
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | *1976 | Age | |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Burke's Pass Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Joseph Allan was christened on6 October 1895 at Monk Hesledon, Durham, England, the son of John Joseph and Katherine Allan. He and his brother Frederick Victor Allan were at home with the family at Hutton Henry, Durham, England in 1901. In 1918 he was a warded the military Medal. He was also honoured with the MBE.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [22 May 2018]; Timaru Herald, 29 November 1918 (Papers Past) [22 May 2018]; England census record (ancestry.com.au) [23 May 2018]; Burke's Pass Cemetery hedastone transcription [23 May 2018]
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