Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Gunner Alexander John Alloway, courtesy of
Robert Daniels.
Alloway A J Gunner 2106 Alexander John 6 Inf Bn 22 Labourer Married C of E
Address: Glenferrie, Lydiard St, 18
Next of Kin: Alloway, Florence Beatrice, wife, 18 Lydiard St, Glenferrie
Enlisted: 8 Mar 1915
Embarked: A62 Wandilla 17 Jun 1915
Alloway re-enlisted on 16 May 1917
Alloway A J Gunner 38033 Alexander John FAB 25 Iron moulder Married C of C
Address: Essendon, Lyon St, 29
Next of Kin: Alloway, Florence Beatrice, wife, 29 Lyon St, Essendon
8 Kilmartin St, Essendon
Enlisted: 16 May 1917
Embarked: A15 Port Sydney 9 Nov 1917
Alexander John Alloway, born in Moonee Ponds, married Florence Beatrice Moore in 1911. In the same year they had a son named Royal Alexander John Alloway in Carlton, and in 1913 a daughter named Ethel Muriel Alloway, also in Carlton. A second son, Leslie James Alloway, was born in Essendon in 1917.
Alloway joined his unit from Reinforcements at ANZAC on 6 Aug 1915. He was admitted to hospital with dysentery a month later, and was evacuated to Mudros. On 8 May 1916 he embarked on the Themistocles for return to Australia.
Embarking in November 1917 with the 31st Reinforcements of the Field Artillery Brigade, he was taken on strength of the 7th Field Artillery Brigade, joining his unit in France on 20 March 1918.
Relatives on Active Service:
Alloway A E Pte 1131 cousin KIA
Alloway W H Pte 1652 cousin KIA
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour just enlisted
ALLOWAY. - The Funeral of the late
pm.
P. A. GLYDE. W.M.
Family Notices (1949, July 18). The Argus
(Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 11.
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