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Sergeant William Francis Allan

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Given name
W F
Family name
Allan
Gender
Male
Service number
NX133804
Conflicts
Second World War, 1939–45
Fate date
16 May 1943
Additional information
Last held rank
Sergeant
Unit at embarkation
6th Australian Machine Gun Battalion
Service
Australian Army
Veteran Notes/Bio

Born 1 June 1909 in Sydney NSW.
Address and Next of Kin address, Croydon NSW.
Enlisted 23 June 1942.
Accidently drowned when rescuing the crew of 62 Americans at Bass Point, Shell Cove NSW, from the vessel 'Cities Service Boston'.
Posthumously awarded the American Soldiers Medal.

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