| Title: |
William Allen
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Victoria. State Library. Special Collections. Australian Manuscripts Collection
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| Collection: |
Victorians at War - Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Evan Allen began his navy career as a boy soldier at outbreak of World War One when he was only 14 years old. He served initially on the training ship Tingira in 1914 before joining the crew of HMAS Encounter in 1915. During the war he served on the Cerberus (1918) and the Sydney (1918-19). Evan retired from the Royal Australian Navy in 1947 after 34 years service.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Speaker: |
Allen, William (Evan)
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Organizations discussed: |
Australia. Navy
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War I, 1914-1918; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Australia; Oceania
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Australia; Australia. Navy; Australia--Armed Forces; Australia--History; Military service, Voluntary; Oceania; Oral history; World War I, 1914-1918; World War II, 1939-1945
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0026757-28932
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