Ernest Stoney Lewis ALLAN

Regimental number49224
Date of birth5 February 1872
Place of birthAustralia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngineer
Marital statusWidowed
Age at embarkation45
Height5' 5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinSon, Ernest Norman Lewis Allan, Base Records Defence Office, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed for 7 years in Naval Artillery; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 February 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 24 March 1918
Discharge date3 November 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

War service: 1 year 242 days (of which 1 year 120 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: Robert Allan and Emma Allan (both b. England)
Date of death17 July 1925
Age at death53
Place of burialInvercargill (Eastern) Cemetery
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 13
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22268866