Tom Allsopp (Allsop)
Personal details
| Mother's name | Louisa (nee Mears) |
| Father's name | Robert Allsopp |
| Date of death | Thursday 10 May 1917 |
| Place of death | France |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
Service details
| Date enlisted | Thursday 27 April 1916 |
| Rank at enlistment | Private |
| Rank at discharge | Private |
| Service | Infantry |
| Unit | 30th Battalion |
| Awards | British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Story
Tom Allsopp (Service No 3752) was born September 1894 in Clarendon Park, Leicester, England and came to Australia in 1913. At the time of enlistment he was a single 22 year old farm labourer living in Dapto, NSW.
He embarked on HMAT A68 Anchises with 9th Reinforcements, 30th Battalion on 24th August 1916. Tom was first sent to England and finally arrived in France on 23rd December 1916. On 10th May 1917 he was evacuated to the Australian Field Ambulance Dressing Station to be treated for trench fever. While there the station was hit by a shell and Tom was killed.
Tom is buried in Vaulx Australian Field Ambulance Cemetery Row C grave 22.
Information sources
NAA: B2455, ALLSOPP TRelated links
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/614799/ALLSOPP,%20T
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1678208/
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1968553/
https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=3871