Thomas Archibald Douglas McAllister

Service Number: S/5291

Rank: Private

Force: British Army

Date of Death: 15/3/1917

Age: 23

Birthplace:

Slamannan

Birth Country: stirlingshire

Residence Country: Scotland

Residence:

9 Calder St, Whifflet, Coatbridge

Cemetery: Karasouli Military Cemetery

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Memorial Statistics

Age at Death

Memorial avg: 26.3 years (-3.3)

Rank

Private

362 on memorial (65.5%)

Occupation

Miner

77 on memorial (13.9%)

Enlistment Details

Date of Enlistment

1914

Enlistment Location

Location: Coatbridge

Country: Scotland

Family Information

Son of Thomas E D McAllister and Margaret G McAllister of 9 Calder St, Whifflet, Coatbridge. From the 1901 Census - Address - Main St, Slamannan, Stirlingshire - Thomas E D McAllister aged 32, Margaret McAllister aged 30, Thomas McAllister aged 7, John McAllister aged 5, Robert McAllister aged 2, Margaret A McAllister aged 6 months. Thomas' Pension was awarded to his mother Margaret from the 15/09/1917.

Details of Death

Killed in Action on the 15/03/1917 at Salonika

Date of Death: 15/3/1917

Location:

salonika

Country: Salonika

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Employment

Rosehall Colliery

Occupation: Miner

Additional Information

Thomas and the Battalion arrived at Boulogne on the 19/09/1915 but soon moved and by November 1915 was at Salonika. They were part of the 77th Brigade, 26th Division. Embarkation for France began in September 1915 and the concentration of units at Guignemicourt (west of Amiens) was completed before the end of the month. However, the Division was not destined to remain on the Western Front, because in November 1915 it moved to Salonika where it then remained. Thomas' Grave photo kindly donated by Mick McCann at the British War Graves website who supply photos FREE OF CHARGE here. Thomas is also remembered on the Slamannan War Memorial, Stirlingshire (listed as Machine Gun Corps, see photos). See photos for Thomas' Medal Index Card, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls x 2, his CWGC Grave Registration x 2, his Headstone Report x 2, Karasouli Military Cemetery, Thomas' Pension Records x 2 and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Cap Badge. Finally, see photos x 14 for the 26th Division Order of Battle (the Division he was serving with when he died).

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Quick Stats

Age: 23

Memorial avg: 26.3 (-3.3)

Rank: Private

362 of 553 soldiers (65.5%)

Occupation: Miner

77 of 530 soldiers (14.5%)

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Cemetery

Karasouli Military Cemetery

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