| Regimental number | 11/489 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wounded in action, |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Manaia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Weight | 139 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs Gladys Hobday, Manaia, Taranaki |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Hawera Cadets; transferred to 2nd Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lieutenant |
| Final unit | Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches 'For distinguished service in connection with military operations under General Sir Edmund Allenby, GCMG, KCB, Commander-in-Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force.' Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 16 January 1918. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Ramleh War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 37), Palestine |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Frank Malbon Allison and Margaret Allison, Manaia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Embarked Egypt for Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Appointed Acting Squadron Quatermaster Sergeant, Mudros, 10 August 1915; Acting Brigade Quartermaster Sergeant, 14 September 1915. Promoted 2nd Lieutenant, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 21 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 26 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Left for Canal Zone, 23 January 1916. Detached to Anzac Headquarters, El Arish, 2 February 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 6 March 1917. Promoted Lieutenant, in the field, 21 April 1917. Attended 1st Topographical Course A, Imperial School of Instruction, Egypt, and passed, 75%, 2 July 1917. Wounded in action, 6 December 1917 (shrapnel wound), and admitted to NZ Mounted Field Ambulance; died of wounds, Anzac Rec. Station, Ramleh, 9 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |