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Australians
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| Surname | | ALLEN |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | Philip S |
| Regimental Number | | 49 |
| Rank | | Corporal |
| Unit Name | | 5th West Australia Mounted Infantry |
| State | | WA |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: Sergeant 17.5.1901 Sergeant Major 9.1.1902 Regtl. Sergeant Major 4.2.1902.
URL1: labourer aged 26 born in Vic., 18 months Perth Infantry.
URL2: Cpl. ALLEN farewelled by Government Printing Office 9.2.1901.
URL3: Two names have been added to the list of men forming the detachment Western
Australia is contributing towards the Coronation Contingent. They are those
of PS ALLEN, of the Fifth Contingent, and J MORRISON, of the Sixth Contingent. Both men returned with their contingents last week [c5.1902]. ALLEN had
the rank of Regimental Sergeant-Major. He was a corporal in the No. 1 Battalion
Infantry Brigade, when he first enlisted for active service. He went through the
whole of the campaign with the First Western Australian Contingent, and on
returning went out again with the Fifth Contingent. ALLEN has also been in the
ranks of the No. 1 Battery Field-Artillery. MORRISON was Company Sergeant
Major with the Sixth Contingent. He was connected with the recently disbanded York Infantry Corps, before going on active service. Both men are highly spoken of by their commanding officers, Majors DARLING and CAMPBELL.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 421
West Australian: West Australian newspaper date(s) 12.2 & 7.3.1901 & 3.5.1902
W. Mail: Western Mail newspaper date(s) 10.5.1902
| | External Link URL1 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24727055 | | External Link URL2 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23853910 | | External Link URL3 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33209372 |
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