Allan Boase
| Allan Joseph Boase | |
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Brigadier Allan Boase in Syria, January 1942
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| Born |
19 February 1894 Gympie, Queensland |
| Died | 1 January 1964 (aged 69) East St Kilda, Victoria |
| Allegiance |
 Australia
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| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1951 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service number | NX366 |
| Commands held |
11th Division 16th Brigade |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Allan Joseph Boase CBE (19 February 1894 – 1 January 1964) was a soldier in the Australian Army, who served in the First World War and was a general during the Second World War.
Allan Joseph Boase was born on 19 February 1894 at Gympie, in Queensland, to Charles and Harriet Boase. An English immigrant, his father was a journalist. One of three sons, Allan Boase was educated at Brisbane Grammar School and entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in the Federal Capital Territory, from which he graduated in 1914 as part of the first class of cadets who were graduated early due to the outbreak of the First World War.
Joining the 9th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, in August 1914, he was shipped to Egypt the following month after the outbreak of the First World War. He was amongst the troops landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and together with his platoon, fought his way to Lone Pine. Wounded the following day, Boase was evacuated, only rejoining his unit in September. Following the withdrawal of the allied forces from Gallipoli, he was posted to the 12th Battalion, and his unit was posted to the Western Front in June 1916. Promoted to major at the end of the year, Boase performed staff duties for the remainder of the war within the headquarters of a number of brigades and the 5th Division.
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