Citation(s);
Military service
Burial/memorial information
Distinguished Conduct Medal (London Gazette No. 29202, dated June 30, 1915) "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the night of 23rd - 24rd April 1915, when he fought first one machine gun and then a second, until both were put out of action and their teams either killed or wounded, he then continued to fire with his rifle until killed at his post."
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Inscription
Panel bearing the name of L/Cpl. G. W. Allan at the Menin Gate memorial. Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England. -
Newspaper Clipping
Lance Corporal George William Allan completed his military attestation at Valcartier Camp on September 26th, 1914. His next-of-kin contact was Mary Allan at Hamilton, Ontario. He indicated that he had previous military experience with Hamilton's 91st Highlanders Regiment. Allan was an electrician by trade. In honoured memory. -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Lance Corporal George William Allan
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal George William Allan
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal George William Allan
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Page 3 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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