Lieutenant Allan (or Allen) Arthur Orme Davenport
| First year at Wesley |
1902
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| Personal information |
Prep in 1902, Melbourne Grammar School (1903) and Geelong Grammar School (1908). At Geelong
Grammar
he was Captain of School and twice stroke in Head of the River crew. Note: in service records he is Arthur Allan
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| Date enlisted |
3/05/1915
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| Unit enlisted |
East Lancashire Regiment
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| Service details |
Killed in the March 1918 German advance on the Somme. The 4th Battalion was overwhelmed with only one officer and about twenty men surviving. Served at Cape Helles, Egypt, Sinai. MC and MID in France 1917.
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| Date of death |
24/03/1918 - 24 years of age
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| Unit details |
East Lancaster Regiment 1st/2nd Battalion attd 4th Battalion
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| Cemetery/Memorial place |
Rosieres British Cemetery
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