James Allan

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 2670
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 4th Battalion
  • Place of Death: RAMC Casualty Clearing Station No. 7
  • Age at Death: 30
  • Date of Death: 30/10/1915
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Merville Communal Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: IV. L. 3.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 80 Blackness Road, Dundee
  • Occupation: Porter
  • Mother:
  • Father:

    Charles Allan

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Mary Ann Allan, 38 Wilkies Lane, Dundee

  • Children:

    Robina, born, 14.02.1905, Annie, born 30.03.1906, Jemima, born 01.04.1908, Charles, born 03.02.1910, Davina, born 30.07.1912 & Christina, born 12.03.1915.

More about James Allan

James Allan   2670   Black Watch

Private James Allan, of the 4th Black Watch, has died in France from wounds.  He leaves a widow and six of a family, who reside at 80 Blackness Road.  Deceased was previously employed as a porter in a drapery establishment in the city.

Dundee Courier 20th November 1915

Additionaly information contributed by J. Flood.

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