Difference between revisions of "Allan Cole Uren"
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| − | | caption2 =Allen with wife Esther standing behind Ancestry,com | + | | caption2 = Allen with wife Esther standing behind Ancestry,com |
| dateofbirth = 15 Sep 1914 | | dateofbirth = 15 Sep 1914 | ||
| placeofbirth = Armadale, Western Australia | | placeofbirth = Armadale, Western Australia | ||
| − | | death = 20 Sep 2006 | + | | death = 20 Sep 2006, aged 92 |
| placeofdeath = Bayswater, Western Australia | | placeofdeath = Bayswater, Western Australia | ||
| enlistmentage = 25 years, 8 months | | enlistmentage = 25 years, 8 months | ||
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| − | | eyes = | + | | eyes = blue |
| − | | hair = | + | | hair = light brown |
| − | | descriptionnote = | + | | descriptionnote = two scars on right chin. |
| − | | occupation = | + | | occupation = Storeman |
| − | | religion = | + | | religion = Salvation Army |
| − | | address = | + | | address = Stone street, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| − | | relation = | + | | relation = Father |
| − | | nextofkin = | + | | nextofkin = Mr. Frederick William Uren |
| − | | regnumber = WX3879 | + | | regnumber = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=6450711 WX3879] |
| enlistmentdate = 1 Jun 1940 | | enlistmentdate = 1 Jun 1940 | ||
| rank = Private | | rank = Private | ||
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==War Service== | ==War Service== | ||
| + | Allan enlisted on 1 Jun 1940, and on 13 Jun 1940 waS transferred from the General Reinforcement Poll to the [[2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion]], then in training at Northam. From 29 July until 2 August he received treatment from the Camp Dressing Station. Allan was granted pre-embarkation leave from 27 Sep - 4 Oct 1940, and with the battalion he embarked aboard [[HMT Aquitania]] in Guage Roads on 25 Oct 1940 for Bombay where they disembarked on 4 Nov 1940. On 10 Nov 1940 they embarked on [[HMT Rajula]], sailing the next day for El Kantra where they disembarked on 25 Nov 1940. | ||
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| + | Allan's records are blank until 3 Aug 1941, so it moight be assumed that he was with the battalion which trained at Al Majdal in Palestine before moving into defencive positions on the Egypt/Libya border during April and May 1941 before moving back to Palestine in preparation for a clasj with the Vichy French in Lebanon/Syria. | ||
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==Post War== | ==Post War== | ||
| − | Married | + | Married to Esther Bell Kentish, born 1917 died 2 Sep 2008 aged 91 in Embleton. They had 3 sons and 5 daughters. |
Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1980 at 8 Wyatt road, Bayswater, poultry farmer; House renumbered to 60 in 1968 | Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1980 at 8 Wyatt road, Bayswater, poultry farmer; House renumbered to 60 in 1968 | ||
Revision as of 00:40, 16 November 2022
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 Allen with wife Esther standing behind Ancestry,com | |
| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | 15 Sep 1914 |
| Place of Birth | Armadale, Western Australia |
| Death | 20 Sep 2006, aged 92 |
| Place of Death | Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 25 years, 8 months |
| Occupation | Storeman |
| Religion | Salvation Army |
| Address | Stone street, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Father , Mr. Frederick William Uren |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | WX3879 |
| Date of Enlistment | 1 Jun 1940 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit/Formation | 2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Post War Details | |
Pre War
Married Phyllis Jean Sorensen in Bruce Rock during 1936. Phyllis died in 1962 aged 47.
Electoral Roll entry: 1937 - Stone street, Bayswater, shop assistant
War Service
Allan enlisted on 1 Jun 1940, and on 13 Jun 1940 waS transferred from the General Reinforcement Poll to the 2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion, then in training at Northam. From 29 July until 2 August he received treatment from the Camp Dressing Station. Allan was granted pre-embarkation leave from 27 Sep - 4 Oct 1940, and with the battalion he embarked aboard HMT Aquitania in Guage Roads on 25 Oct 1940 for Bombay where they disembarked on 4 Nov 1940. On 10 Nov 1940 they embarked on HMT Rajula, sailing the next day for El Kantra where they disembarked on 25 Nov 1940.
Allan's records are blank until 3 Aug 1941, so it moight be assumed that he was with the battalion which trained at Al Majdal in Palestine before moving into defencive positions on the Egypt/Libya border during April and May 1941 before moving back to Palestine in preparation for a clasj with the Vichy French in Lebanon/Syria.
Discharged 16 Feb 1944
Post War
Married to Esther Bell Kentish, born 1917 died 2 Sep 2008 aged 91 in Embleton. They had 3 sons and 5 daughters.
Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1980 at 8 Wyatt road, Bayswater, poultry farmer; House renumbered to 60 in 1968
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