Soldier profiles

Name : ALLEN, JOHN EDWARD
Service Number : NX175151 (N464418)
Date of Birth : 16/08/1925
Place of Birth : CHATSWOOD, NSW
Known as :
Occupation on Enlistment : OFFICE CLERK
Date of Enlistment : 24/09/1943
Locality on Enlistment : NAREMBURN, NSW
Place of Enlistment : BATHURST, NSW
Next of Kin : ALLEN, SYDNEY
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : PRIVATE
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/2 PIONEER BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) :
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) :
Theatres of War : BORNEO, JAPAN
Actions : TARAKAN (BORNEO), BALIKPAPAN (BORNEO), OCCUPATION FORCE (JAPAN)
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 23/06/1947
Date Died : N/A
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : NO
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. Camps (details) : N/A
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : N/A
Honours and Gallantry : None for display
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : NO
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 5569532 [DIGITISED]), WW2 Nominal Roll

Background : Son of Sydney Martin Allen and Unita Agnes Allen. Employed as office clerk at United Artists P/L prior to war.

Service & personal summary At enlistment : single. N464418 Private in 23 Australian Infantry Training Battalion in C.M.F. previous military experience before transfer to A.I.F. At discharge : height 5 feet 7 inches, blue eyes, fair complexion, brown hair. Marital status : single. Marks / scars : right eye, scar forefinger left hand. Full time war service : C.M.F. 02/09/1943 to 23/09/1943 & A.I.F. 24/09/1943 to 23/06/1947 which included 1331 days active service (529 days within Australia & 802 days overseas). Operational service : Borneo & Japan areas (embarked from Australia 14/03/1945, disembarked in Australia 24/05/1947). War badge no. A373200. Discharge certificate no. 569082.

Service record
02/09/1943 Marched into Recruit Reception Depot Sydney, New South Wales.
22/09/1943 Marched out to Headquarters 2 Australian Infantry Training Brigade.
23/09/1943 Marched in ex Recruit Reception Depot New South Wales Lines of Communication area.
24/09/1943 Transferred to Australian Imperial Forces and allotted Army No. NX175151.
02/01/1944 Marched out to 2 Australian Infantry Speciality Group.
02/01/1944 Marched in ex 23 Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
12/02/1944 Marched out to 23 Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
12/02/1944 Marched into 23 Australian Infantry Training Battalion ex 2 Australian Infantry Speciality Group.
17/02/1944 Marched out to General Details Depot, New South Wales (fruit picker).
17/02/1944 Marched in General Details Depot, New South Wales ex 23 Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
22/02/1944 Granted special leave without pay from 22/02/1944 for 8 weeks fruit picking.
02/03/1944 Granted proficiency pay.
21/04/1944 Granted leave without pay terminated.
18/05/1944 Marched into 23 Australian Infantry Training Battalion from General Details Depot, New South Wales.
06/07/1944 Marched out to 13/33 Australian Infantry Battalion.
06/07/1944 Transferred to 13/33 Australian Infantry Battalion from 23 Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
15/09/1944 Transferred to Australian Training Centre (Jungle Warfare).
18/09/1944 Marched into 4 Australian Infantry Training Battalion (Jungle Warfare) from 13/33 Australian Infantry Battalion.
20/11/1944 Marched out to 2/2 Australian Pioneer Battalion.
27/11/1944 Taken on strength 2/2 Pioneer Battalion from 4 Australian Infantry Training Battalion (Jungle Warfare).
16/03/1945 Embarked Cairns, Queensland on U.S.A.T. Sea Barb.
28/03/1945 Disembarked Morotai.
22/04/1945 Embarked Morotai for service in Tarakan.
18/05/1945 Embarked Tarakan for return to Morotai.
21/06/1945 Embarked Morotai for service in Balikpapan, Borneo.
10/10/1945 Transferred to 65 Infantry Battalion Balikpapan, Borneo.
13/10/1945 Taken on strength from 2/2 Pioneer Battalion
16/11/1945 Embarked Balikpapan, Borneo on H.M. LST-346.
23/11/1945 Disembarked Morotai.
07/02/1946 Embarked Morotai on H.M.S. Glengyle.
22/02/1946 Disembarked Kure, Japan.
23/02/1947 Admitted 20 Field Ambulance and transferred to X list with Not Yet Determined (N.Y.D.).
24/02/1947 Evacuated from 20 Field Ambulance to 92 Japanese General Hospital.
03/03/1947 Discharged 92 Japanese General Hospital to unit with Not Yet Determined (N.Y.D.).
04/03/1947 Rejoined unit from 92 Japanese General Hospital.
10/05/1947 Transferred out to 2 Military District Recruit Reception Depot & General Details Depot for demob.
11/05/1947 Embarked Kure, Japan on H.M.A.S. Kanimbla.
24/05/1947 Disembarked Sydney, New South Wales.
23/06/1947 Discharged on account of demobilization.