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Military service
Age:
36
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
3rd Bn.
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
October 1, 1916
London, United Kingdom
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
11-27.
Additional information
Son of James D. and Minnie C. Allan, of Toronto, Ontario.
Additional citations
Distinguished Service Order
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Colonel William Donald Allan
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Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of William Donald Allan
This photo of L/Col Allan was taken in Valcartier in September of 1914 prior to the sailing of the 3rd Bn (CEF) with the First Canadian Contingent for England. Col Allan was a captain and company commander at the time and later commanded the 3rd Bn in France. -
Grave Marker
This is a photo of L.Col Allan's gravemarker in a Toronto cemetery. It was taken by Padre Craig Cameron of The Queen's Own Rifles in 1998. -
Memorial
The Royal Canadian Yacht Club World War One Memorial, Toronto, Ontario. Images of the 1926 unveiling ceremony and the names listed on the side panels of the sun dial memorial. This unveiling and the photographs were presented in a special edition booklet entitled "In Memoriam 1914-1918". -
Photo of William Donald Allan
In memory of the Harbord Collegiate Institute students who served during World War I and World War II and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me -
Crest
In memory of the Harbord Collegiate Institute students who served during World War I and World War II and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me -
Memorial Plaque
In memory of the Harbord Collegiate Institute students who served during World War I and World War II and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me -
Memorial
In memory of the Harbord Collegiate Institute students who served during World War I and World War II and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of William Donald Allan
Lt. Colonel William D. Allan in uniform. Sword and DSO Medal passed down to nephew, William Edward Allan. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram January 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel William Donald Allan
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel William Donald Allan
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel William Donald Allan
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel William Donald Allan
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel William Donald Allan
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel William Donald Allan
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel William Donald Allan
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel William Donald Allan
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel William Donald Allan
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 46 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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