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James Robert Allan

In memory of:

Captain James Robert Allan

September 20, 1916

Military Service

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

8th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 13, 1890
Leith, Scotland

Enlistment:

November 11, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of William C. and Mary E. Allan, of London, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 46 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. M. 1.

Location:

Albert is a town on the River Ancre in the Department of the Somme, 28 kilometres north-east of Amiens. The ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is on the south-east side of Albert and the junction of the roads to Fricourt and Meaulte, and the Extension is entirely enclosed by it.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of James Allan– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of James Allan
    Photo of James Allan – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press October 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press October 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press Jan. 1916

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press Jan. 1916
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of James Robert Allan– Photo of Captain James Robert Allan, taken from the London Roll of Honour Book.

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    Photo of James Robert Allan
    Photo of James Robert Allan – Photo of Captain James Robert Allan, taken from the London Roll of Honour Book.
  • Memorial Cross– The Memorial Cross awarded to the mother of James Robert Allan in memory of her son's sacrifice in the Great War (from donor's collection).

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    Memorial Cross
    Memorial Cross – The Memorial Cross awarded to the mother of James Robert Allan in memory of her son's sacrifice in the Great War (from donor's collection).
  • London Ontario memorial book– Photo of Captain James Robert Allan as seen in a local London Ontario memorial book published shortly after the war.

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    London Ontario memorial book
    London Ontario memorial book – Photo of Captain James Robert Allan as seen in a local London Ontario memorial book published shortly after the war.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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