Allen, Percy Bartholomew

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Allen, Percy Bartholomew Service Number 1908 Died of Wounds 11th August 1915 Aboard the Hospital Ship “Dunluce Castle”

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NAME

ALLEN- Percy Bartholomew

SERVICE NO

1908

UNIT

1st Battalion-5th Reinforcements

RANK

Private

DATE OF BIRTH/AGE

31

PLACE OF BIRTH ADDRESS

NSW Births;- Allen Percy B 1883/15358 reg Central Cumberland , parents Bartholomew & Emma Brooklyn, Hawkesbury River, NSW

OCCUPATION

Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

27 Jan 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Liverpool, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

Father- Bartholomew ALLEN-18 City Markets Sydney

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION RELIGION

Height-5’10¼”. Weight 11.1 stone Chest 32½ - 35” Complexion-Fair. EyesBlue. Hair-Dark Grey.

Scar;- Right Thigh Church of England

EMBARKED

Sydney 25 Jun 1915 per HMAT 40“Ceramic”

DISEMBARKED NOTES

5 August 1915 Joined Btn Gallipoli

WOUNDED

6 August 1915- GSW Head- Gallipoli Peninsular, Turkey 7-8 August 1915- admitted & transferred to base 11 August 1915aboard the Hospital Ship “Dunluce Castle” At Sea- 11 August 1915 between Anzac & Malta by Chaplain A Maxwell

DIED BURIED MEDALS

1914-15 Star-D/4 2, British War Medal-14787, Victory Medal-14729. Memorial Plaque – 300398 –all to father-

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

No personal effects- identity disc to NOK

WILL

Beneficiary;- Brother- Leslie Allen c/- Fulton & Howe, 82 Pitt St., Sydney (of Eastwood)

CORRESPONDENCE REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT NEWSPAPER REPORTS

Died on H S “Dunluce Castle” & buried at sea.

GOSFORD TIMES 10.9.1915 Private P.B. Allen, son of Mr B. Allen of Hawksbury River and Sydney, died on August 11 th, from wounds received at Gallipoli. His death took place at sea whilst he was being conveyed to Malta.

GOSFORD TIMES 10.9.1915 SPENCER (From Our Correspondent) We are sorry to hear of the death of Mr R. B. Allen at the Dardanelles. Most of the heroes from about this district who have been in action are either killed or wounded. Such is the price of freedom and liberty.

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