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| name           = William James Allen
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| image           =[[File:Unknown.png|border|300px]]
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| dateofbirth   = 29 Dec 1892
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| placeofbirth   = Jarrahdale, Western Australia
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| death           = 14 May 1937
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| placeofdeath   = Perth, Western Australia
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| enlistmentage   = 23 years, 4 months
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| description   = 5' 11" (1.80m) tall; 153 lbs (69.4 Kg); fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair.
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| height          = 5' 11" (1.80m)
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| weight          = 153 lbs
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| complexion      = fresh
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| eyes            = brown
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| hair            = brown
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| occupation   = Gardener
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| religion   = Church of England
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| address   = Kelmscott, Western Australia
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| relation   = Father
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| nextofkin      = Mr William Allen
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3031953 2045]
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| enlistmentdate  = 22 April 1916
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| rank           = Private
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| unit      = 44th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement, 11th Brigade, 3rd Division
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| embarkationdatefrom = 10 Oct 1916
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| shipembarked   = [[HMAT A23 Suffolk]]
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| dateofreturnfrom = 9 June 1919
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| shipreturned    = [[SS Kaiser-i-hind]]
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| fate1           = Returned to Australia
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| monument1   = [[Kelmscott War Memorial]]
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| monumentnote1   = (West panel) listed on Monument as J.
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| medal1   = [[British War Medal]]
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| medal2          = [[Victory Medal]]
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}}
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|image=[[File:William James Allen.JPG|300px|]]
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|headstonetranscription=In Loving Memory of our dear Husband and Father William James Allen  Died 14 May 1937 Aged 44 years. One of the Best.
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|addname1=[Dorothy Allen ]
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|addname2=[Ted Allen]
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|dateofbirth=29 December 1892
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|burialdate=14 May 1937
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|ageatdeath=44 years
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|row=A
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|grave=8
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|gravelocation=South
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}}
  
| title          = William James Allen
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==Early Life==
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William was born on 29 December 1892.  His father was William Allen.
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==Marriage==
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William married [[Dorothy Allen]] nee Shepherd in 1920 and was registered at Canning.  They had two boys, Edward Ernest born 1926 and William John born 1922 and possibly 4 girls.
  
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==Death==
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William died and the age of 44 on 14 May 1937.
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==War Service==
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After seven weeks general training at Blackboy Hill camp, William was allocated to the 3rd reinforcement draft for the 44th Battalion. Other locals in the same draft were [[Arthur Leworthy Bettenay]] and [[Wilfred George Bettenay]]. Less than a month after arrival in England, William was needed in France as the 44th moved into the front line near Armentiers. From England he boarded the [[HMT Princess Victoria]] in Folkestone for France on 20 Dec 1916.
  
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Before he could join his unit he was sent to segregation camp in Étaples on 6 Jan 1917, and on 18 Jan 1917 admitted to the 18th General Hospital at Camiers. On 10 Feb 1917 he was placed aboard the [[HMHS Dieppe]] at Calais for evacuation to England suffering with the mumps. Admitted to Lakeham Military Hospital in Norwich later that day, he was released to No. 2 Command Depot's camp at [[Weymouth]] on 2 Mar 1917, before moving to Perham Downs for a period. He re-embarked for France from Folkestone on 9 May 1917.
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William rejoined the [[44th Battalion]] near St Omer in France on 14 May 1917 where they were retraining and rebuilding after a period in the front lines.  
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|  label2  = Age
 
|  data2  = 23 years 4 months
 
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|  label3  = Place of Birth
 
|  data3  =Jarrahdale, Western Australia
 
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|  label4  = Death Date
 
|  data4  = 14 May 1937
 
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|  label5  = Place of Death
 
|  data5  =Perth, Western Australia
 
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|  label6  = Description
 
|  data6  = 5' 11" (1.80m) tall; 153 lbs (69.4 Kg); fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair
 
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|  label7  = Occupation
 
|  data7  =Gardener
 
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|  label8  = Religion
 
|  data8  =Church of England
 
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|  label9  = Address
 
|  data9  = Kelmscott, Western Australia
 
| header10 = Military Information
 
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|  label11 = Reg Number
 
|  data11 = 2045
 
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|  label12 =Date of Enlistment
 
|  data12 = 22 Apr 1916
 
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|  label13 = Rank
 
|  data13 = Private
 
| header14 =
 
|  label14 = Unit
 
|  data14 = 44th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
 
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|  label15 = Formation
 
|  data15 = 11th Bde, 3rd Div
 
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|  label16 = Fate
 
|  data16 = Returned to Australia
 
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|  label17 = Monument
 
|  data17 = Kelmscott (listed on Monument as J.)
 
| header18 =
 
|  label18 = Date of embarkation
 
|  data18 = 13 Oct 1916
 
| header19 =
 
|  label19 = Sailed from
 
|  data19 = Fremantle to Plymouth
 
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|  label20 = Ship embarked on
 
|  data20 = [[HMAT Suffolk A23]]
 
  
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On 16 Oct 1917 as the battalion was withdrawn from the front line east of Ypres, Bill suffered a severely scalded left foot. Treated first by the [[11th Field Ambulance]], he spent two days with the [[3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station]] before entering the 8th General Hospital in Rouen on 19 Oct 1917. On 23 Oct 1917 Bill was embarked on [[HMHS St George]] for England where he was admitted to the Reading War Hospital the next day. [The injury was judged to have been accidental and thus he faced no punishment.] Bill was transferred to the [[3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital]] on 23 Nov 1917 before being released from there on furlough from 24 Nov until 8 Dec 1917, after which he reported to [[Sutton Veny]]. In preparation for a return to France he spent time in the  [[Overseas Training Brigade]] at Longbridge Deverill.
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After 7 weeks general training at Blackboy Hill camp, William is allocated to the 3rd reinforcement draft for the 44th Battalion. Other locals in the same draft are [[Arthur Bettenay|Arthur]] and [[Wilfred Bettenay]]. Less than a month after arrival in England, William is needed in France as the 44th move into the front line near Armentiers. From England he boards the SS Princess Victoria in Folkestone for France on 20 Dec 1916.
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Fit again, on 13 Mar 1918 he proceeded back to France through Southampton, and rejoined his unit six days later in the St Omer rear area. Bill was again hospitalised for illness, this time with influenza in France on 16 May 1918. Following treatment by the [[11th Field Ambulance]], he was passed to the 20th Casualty Clearing Station on the same day and then placed aboard [[Ambulance Train]] No.2 on 18 May for the 56th General Hospital at Étaples.
  
===== SS Princess Victoria HS Dieppe=====
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On recovering, Bill was released to his Divisional Base Unit on 4 Jun 1918, but again entered hospital on 13 Sep 1918 via the [[11th Field Ambulance]]. Treated for a septic knee he was sent to the 41st Casualty Clearing Station on 17 Sep 1918 and admitted to the 6th General Hospital in Rouen on 18 Sep 1918. Released to the 2nd Convalescent Depot on 21 Sep 1918, the next day he was transferred to the 11th Convalescent Depot who released him on 8 Oct 1918. Bill rejoined the 44th Battalion on 14 Oct 1918.
His records don't reveal his movements before 10 Feb 1917 when he was placed aboard the HS Dieppe for evacuation to England with the mumps. Admitted to Lakeham Military Hospital in Norwich on 10 Feb, he is released to No2 Command Depot Weymouth on 2 Mar 1917, and moves to Perham Downs for a period before again embarking from Folkestone for France on 9 May 1917.
 
William rejoins the 44th Battalion near St Omer in France on 14 May 1917 where they were retraining and rebuilding after a period in the front lines. On 16 Oct 1917 as the battalion is withdrawn from the front line east of Ypres, Bill is hospitalised with a severely scalded left foot, and he was again evacuated to England. This time the HS St George embarked him on 23 Oct 1917 and he was admitted to the Reading War Hospital the next day. [The injury is judged to have been accidental and thus he faces no punishment.]
 
HS St George
 
  
Fit again, on 13 Mar 1918 he proceeded to France through Southampton, and rejoined his unit six days later in the St Omer rear area. He is again hospitalised for illness, this time in France on 16 May 1918, and on recovery is released to his Divisional Base Unit on 4 Jun 1918, but again enters hospital on 13 Sep 1918. William leaves France for England on 3 Mar 1919 and enters King George Hospital with Appendicitis, before being released 17 Mar 1919 for furlough. Discharged 5th Military District 17 Jul 1919.
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Bill was admitted to the [[11th Field Ambulance]] suffering with appendicitis on 25 Jan 1919, and later the same day the [[3rd Australian General Hospital]] in Abbeville. On 3 Mar 1919 he was placed on [[Ambulance Train]] No.25 for the coast where he embarked for England and entered King George Hospital with diarrhoea and appendicitis, before being released 17 Mar 1919 for a period of furlough.  
  
Returned to Aust Ship: [[SS Kaiser-i-hind]]
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Bill returned to Australia and was discharged by the 5th Military District on 17 Jul 1919.
Dates: 6 May 1919 to 9 Jun 1919
 
Death: 14 May 1937 in Perth aged 44, buried in Kelmscott.
 
  
Allen, Wm. Jas. (Kelmscott) ILL - previously reported injured.<ref>Western Mail page 12 Friday 2 May 1919 463rd Casualty List</ref>
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Allen, Wm. Jas. (Kelmscott) ILL - previously reported injured.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37610855 |title=THE ROLL OF HONOUR. 463rd CASUALTY LIST. |newspaper=[[Western Mail]] |volume=XXXIV, |issue=1,740 |location=Western Australia |date=2 May 1919 |accessdate=16 May 2017 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
The West Australian 5 June 1919 RETURNING SOLDIERS. FURTHER LISTS.
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RETURNING SOLDIERS. FURTHER LISTS.
The following lists are furnished by the military authorities....: KAISER-I-HIND. 2045 Allen, W. J.;
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The following lists are furnished by the military authorities....: KAISER-I-HIND. 2045 Allen, W. J.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27606796 |title=RETURNING SOLDIERS. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |volume=XXXV, |issue=5,354 |location=Western Australia |date=5 June 1919 |accessdate=16 May 2017 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
 
The June 1937 issue of "The Listening Post" reports W. Allen's sudden death at Armadale.
 
The June 1937 issue of "The Listening Post" reports W. Allen's sudden death at Armadale.
 
1916 to 1925 Electoral Rolls give his address as Southern River, Kelmscott.
 
1916 to 1925 Electoral Rolls give his address as Southern River, Kelmscott.
  
==Notes==
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==References==
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=3560 AIF Project]
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*[https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/74418 RSL Memorial]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen , William James}}
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[[Category:Soldier]]
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[[Category:Born Australia]]
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[[Category:Born WA]]
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[[Category:Returned to Australia]]
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[[Category:Gardener]]
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[[Category:Church of England]]
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[[Category:Armadale-Kelmscott]]
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[[Category:Saint Mary-in-the-Valley Cemetery]]
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[[Category:St Mary South]]

Latest revision as of 16:26, 10 November 2021

William James Allen
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Personal Information
Date of Birth 29 Dec 1892
Place of Birth Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Death 14 May 1937
Place of Death Perth, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 23 years, 4 months
Description 5' 11" (1.80m) tall ; 153 lbs
69.4 kg
; fresh complexion ; brown eyes ; brown hair
Occupation Gardener
Religion Church of England
Address Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , Mr William Allen
Military Information
Reg Number 2045
Date of Enlistment 22 April 1916
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 44th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement, 11th Brigade, 3rd Division
Date of Embarkation 10 Oct 1916
Ship Embarked On HMAT A23 Suffolk
Date of Return 9 June 1919
Ship Returned On SS Kaiser-i-hind
Fate Returned to Australia
Monument Kelmscott War Memorial (West panel) listed on Monument as J.
Medals British War Medal
Victory Medal


William James Allen
William James Allen.JPG
Headstone Information
Date of Birth 29 December 1892
Age at Death 44 years
Additional Names Dorothy Allen
Ted Allen
Transcription In Loving Memory of our dear Husband and Father William James Allen Died 14 May 1937 Aged 44 years. One of the Best.


Early Life

William was born on 29 December 1892. His father was William Allen.

Marriage

William married Dorothy Allen nee Shepherd in 1920 and was registered at Canning. They had two boys, Edward Ernest born 1926 and William John born 1922 and possibly 4 girls.

Death

William died and the age of 44 on 14 May 1937.

War Service

After seven weeks general training at Blackboy Hill camp, William was allocated to the 3rd reinforcement draft for the 44th Battalion. Other locals in the same draft were Arthur Leworthy Bettenay and Wilfred George Bettenay. Less than a month after arrival in England, William was needed in France as the 44th moved into the front line near Armentiers. From England he boarded the HMT Princess Victoria in Folkestone for France on 20 Dec 1916.

Before he could join his unit he was sent to segregation camp in Étaples on 6 Jan 1917, and on 18 Jan 1917 admitted to the 18th General Hospital at Camiers. On 10 Feb 1917 he was placed aboard the HMHS Dieppe at Calais for evacuation to England suffering with the mumps. Admitted to Lakeham Military Hospital in Norwich later that day, he was released to No. 2 Command Depot's camp at Weymouth on 2 Mar 1917, before moving to Perham Downs for a period. He re-embarked for France from Folkestone on 9 May 1917.

William rejoined the 44th Battalion near St Omer in France on 14 May 1917 where they were retraining and rebuilding after a period in the front lines.

On 16 Oct 1917 as the battalion was withdrawn from the front line east of Ypres, Bill suffered a severely scalded left foot. Treated first by the 11th Field Ambulance, he spent two days with the 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station before entering the 8th General Hospital in Rouen on 19 Oct 1917. On 23 Oct 1917 Bill was embarked on HMHS St George for England where he was admitted to the Reading War Hospital the next day. [The injury was judged to have been accidental and thus he faced no punishment.] Bill was transferred to the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital on 23 Nov 1917 before being released from there on furlough from 24 Nov until 8 Dec 1917, after which he reported to Sutton Veny. In preparation for a return to France he spent time in the Overseas Training Brigade at Longbridge Deverill.

Fit again, on 13 Mar 1918 he proceeded back to France through Southampton, and rejoined his unit six days later in the St Omer rear area. Bill was again hospitalised for illness, this time with influenza in France on 16 May 1918. Following treatment by the 11th Field Ambulance, he was passed to the 20th Casualty Clearing Station on the same day and then placed aboard Ambulance Train No.2 on 18 May for the 56th General Hospital at Étaples.

On recovering, Bill was released to his Divisional Base Unit on 4 Jun 1918, but again entered hospital on 13 Sep 1918 via the 11th Field Ambulance. Treated for a septic knee he was sent to the 41st Casualty Clearing Station on 17 Sep 1918 and admitted to the 6th General Hospital in Rouen on 18 Sep 1918. Released to the 2nd Convalescent Depot on 21 Sep 1918, the next day he was transferred to the 11th Convalescent Depot who released him on 8 Oct 1918. Bill rejoined the 44th Battalion on 14 Oct 1918.

Bill was admitted to the 11th Field Ambulance suffering with appendicitis on 25 Jan 1919, and later the same day the 3rd Australian General Hospital in Abbeville. On 3 Mar 1919 he was placed on Ambulance Train No.25 for the coast where he embarked for England and entered King George Hospital with diarrhoea and appendicitis, before being released 17 Mar 1919 for a period of furlough.

Bill returned to Australia and was discharged by the 5th Military District on 17 Jul 1919.

Allen, Wm. Jas. (Kelmscott) ILL - previously reported injured.[1] RETURNING SOLDIERS. FURTHER LISTS. The following lists are furnished by the military authorities....: KAISER-I-HIND. 2045 Allen, W. J.[2] The June 1937 issue of "The Listening Post" reports W. Allen's sudden death at Armadale. 1916 to 1925 Electoral Rolls give his address as Southern River, Kelmscott.

References

  1. "THE ROLL OF HONOUR. 463rd CASUALTY LIST.". Western Mail. XXXIV, (1,740). Western Australia. 2 May 1919. p. 12. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia. 
  2. "RETURNING SOLDIERS.". The West Australian. XXXV, (5,354). Western Australia. 5 June 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia. 

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