Regimental number | 8962 |
Place of birth | Highfield Hotel |
School | Central State School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 121 Melville Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, R McAllister, 121 Melville Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets, Artillery |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/90/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "By the letters I have received he was well respected by Officers and men of his Battery". Details from R McAllister, Uncle, 121 Melville Street, Hobart |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hindenburg Line |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Hergicourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row M, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Ellen MCALLISTER. Native of Hobart, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Henry Christie, killed. Cousin: Fred Christie, wounded |