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Private JOHN WILLIAM ALLAN

Service Number: 13031749
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Pioneer Corps

Aux. Mil.

Date of Death

Died 07 August 1940

Age 49 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CARRIGEENS CEMETERY

S.E. Corner, Grave 6.

Ireland, Republic of

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal
  • Additional Info Son of George and Margaret Allan; husband of Beatrice Lavinia Allan, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Also served in the 1914-1918 War.
  • Personal Inscription WE LIVED IN HOPE THAT YOU WOULD RETURN, DEAR. NEVER FORGOTTEN BY WIFE AND FAMILY
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Buried or commemorated at

CARRIGEENS CEMETERY
County Sligo Ireland, Republic of
Number of casualties: 3
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