Alloway-A-J-Pte-2106


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

 

War Service Commemorated

Ascot Vale State School

Kensington Methodist Church

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour just enlisted

 

 

In Memoriam

 

ALLOWAY. - The Funeral of the late

MT. ALEXANDER JOHN ALLOWAY
will leave his residence. 207 Maribyr-
nong road. Ascotvale. THIS DAY,
for the Fawkner Cemetery, after a
service commencing at 3 p.m.
C NICHOLSON FUNERAL SER-
VICES PTY. LTD. JA5705.

 

 

ALLOWAY. - Richmond Lodge 89 A..
F. and A. Masons of Victoria.
Officers and Brethren of the above
Lodge and Craft in general are re-
spectfully invited to follow the re-
mains of their late esteemed Brother.
ALEXANDER JOHN ALLOWAY, from
207 Maribyrnong road, Ascotvale. to
the Fawkner Cemetery, THIS DAY.
after a service commencing at 3

pm.

P. A. GLYDE. W.M.

 

Family Notices (1949, July 18). The Argus

(Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 11. 

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