| 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 |