[Illustration: =James Alexander.=]
=ALEXANDER, THOMAS=, Blk. Mate, M. 7537, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=ALGIE, ROBERT=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 5311), S.S. 40, H.M.S. Hawke; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914; _m._
=ALLAN, CHARLES=, Private, No. 10957, 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of James Allan, of 195, South Glen Craig, Loch Gelly, Fife, by his wife, Bridget, dau. of F. Connor, of co. Derry; _b._ Habern-on-Tyne; educ. Loch Gelly; enlisted on the outbreak of war, and died at No. 7 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, of wounds received in action, 9 Jan. 1915; _unm._ He was buried in Boulogne Cemetery (Grave No. 1041).
[Illustration: =Charles Allan.=]
=ALLAN, JOHN MEIN=, Private, No. 1078, 5th Battn. (Queen’s Edinburgh Volunteers) Royal Scots, _s._ of Andrew Allan, Machine Printer, by his wife, Margaret, dau. of William Mein; _b._ Edinburgh, 1 Dec. 1894; educ. North Canongate School; joined the Queen’s Edinburgh Volunteers in 1907, and was killed in action at the Dardanelles, 7 May, 1915; _unm._ Buried near the village of Krithia. He held the Long Service medal. Writing to his mother, Private J. M. Anderson, a comrade, said: “Allan’s section was told off to clear a wood, and had got to the centre of it, when a machine gun was turned on them and your son was shot through the head.”
=ALLAN, PETER=, Private, No. 7173, 2nd Battn. Highland L.I.; killed in action at Richebourg, 16 May, 1915; _m._
=ALLAN, THOMAS MARTIN=, Seaman, R.N.R. 3133C, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=ALLARD, DONALD=, Private, No. 73, 10th (South Australian) Battn. 3rd Infantry Brigade, Australian Expeditionary Force, elder _s._ of William Henry Allard, of Messrs. Baillieu Allard Proprietary, Ltd., of 360, Collins Street, Melbourne, by his wife, Florence Benson, dau. of John Wilson, of Brighton, Victoria; _b._ Elsternwick, Melbourne, 2 June, 1891; educ. Brighton Grammar School, Melbourne. Joined the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force on mobilisation, took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915, was wounded in the subsequent fighting, and was killed by shrapnel at Gallipoli, when going to the beach, 18 May, 1915; _unm._ He was one of the twelve who volunteered to land for the purpose of cutting barbed wire, and landed before day broke on 25 April, 1915. His brother, William Keith Allard, was in the Southland when she was torpedoed and blown up by a howitzer, and suffered from concussion and was invalided home.
=ALLCHIN, ALBERT GEORGE=, A.B., J. 4333, H.M.S. Laurel; died of wounds received in action in the Heligoland Bight, 28 Aug. 1914.
=ALLCOCK, HERBERT ERNEST=, Private, No. 6774, 2nd Battn. York and Lancaster Regt., _s._ of Charles Allcock, by his wife, Emma, dau. of J.... Brett; _b._ Norfolk, Oct. 1882; educ. Burley Road Board School there; joined the Army 14 June, 1902, and served eight years with the Colours, three years being spent in India, and received two good conduct stripes and cross guns. He rejoined at the outbreak of war, and was killed in action in France 18 Oct. 1914. He _m._ Leeds, 29 July, 1911, Ethel Rose (30a, Greenlow Avenue, Burley, Leeds), dau. of (--) Bloomfield, and had issue two children: Winifred Emma, _b._ 24 Aug. 1912, and Ellen Kathleen, _b._ 18 April, 1914.
[Illustration: =Herbert Ernest Allcock.=]
=ALLCORN, HERBERT=, Stoker, 1st Class, R.F.R., B. 4624, S.S. 103841, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=ALLEN, ARTHUR JAMES=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R., B. 1318), late Ch. 14735, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=ALLEN, DANIEL=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch., B. 5107), 206565 (Ports.), H.M.S. Hawke; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914; _m._
=ALLEN, HENRY=, Petty Officer, 191506, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=ALLEN, HENRY=, Stoker, P.O. (R.F.R., A. 1920), 160090, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=ALLEN, JOHN CECIL=, Private, No. 2602, 6th Battn. Northumberland Fusiliers (T.F.), only _s._ of John Allen, Engineman (6, Queen Alexandra Road West, North Shields), by his wife, Mary, dau. of Jacob Williamson, of Ryhope; _b._ Ryhope, 20 Oct. 1897; educ. Jubilee School and Municipal High School, Tynemouth; joined Northumberland Fusiliers about 20 Sept. 1914; killed in action at St. Julien, near Ypres, 26 April, 1915; _unm._
=ALLEN, JOHN FRANCIS=, E.R.A., 4th Class, M. 7329, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=ALLEN, JOHN HUGH=, Lieut., 13th (Service) Battn. Worcestershire Regt., attd. Essex Regt., _s._ of Col. the Hon. James Allen, Minister of Defence, New Zealand, by his wife, Mary J., dau. of (--) Richards, of Alford, co. Somerset; _b._ Dunedin, N.Z., 1 March, 1887; educ. at Wanganiu Collegiate School and Otago University, and went to Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1907, where he took the degrees of B.A. and LL.B. in 1911. While at Cambridge he took a leading part in politics and public affairs, and was President of the Union and of the New Carlton Club. He was keenly interested in Imperial problems, and contributed articles to the “Saturday Review” and the “Oxford and Cambridge Review.” His intention was to devote himself to law and politics in New Zealand, and his early career gave promise of great service to the Empire. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple early in 1914, and his passage home was booked when war broke out in August. He at once joined the Inns of Court O.T.C., and after three months’ training with them was gazetted Lieut. 20 Oct. 1914. He was killed in action at the Dardanelles, near Krithia, Hellis, 6 June, 1915, while gallantly leading his men.
[Illustration: =John Hugh Allen.=]
=ALLEN, MARSHALL CLAUDE=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 22871, H.M.S. Hawke; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.
=ALLEN, THOMPSON=, Corpl., No. 964, Essex Yeomanry, _s._ of Edgar Allen, of The Laurels, Great Horkesley, Colchester, Farmer; _b._ Great Horkesley, 5 Dec. 1893; joined the Essex Yeomanry Nov. 1913, and was killed in action near Ypres, 13 May, 1915, while taking part in what Brigadier-Gen. Johnson described as one of the finest charges he had ever seen. He was buried in a graveyard on the road running from Ypres to Z----, about a quarter of a mile beyond the village of Potilga. Lieut. Victor Hine wrote: “I had a personal pride and fondness for your son. He has always been my ideal of a soldier. Nothing was too much for him to do, and he always took a pride in himself and his work.... In fact, I relied upon him more than I can say.”
[Illustration: =Thompson Allen.=]
=ALLEN, WILLIAM LYNN, D.S.O.=, Major, 2nd Battn. Border Regt., _s._ of Bulkeley Allen, of Altrincham, co. Chester, J.P.; _b._ 1871; educ. Rugby; gazetted 2nd Lieut. from the Militia to the 1st Battn. Border Regt. 2 Sept. 1893; promoted Lieut. 27 July, 1896, Capt. 23 July, 1902, and Major 20 Oct. 1915. Served in the South African War, 1899–1902, being acting Adjutant 1901–4, and again at the Discharge Depôt, Gosport, 1905–9; took part in the operations in Natal, 1899, the Orange Free State, April-May, 1900, and in the Transvaal, June, 1900, including the Relief of Ladysmith and the actions at Colenso, Spion Kop, Vaal Kranz, Tugela Heights (14–27 Feb. 1900), and Pieters Hill; twice mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 Sept. 1901, and 29 July, 1902], and received Queen’s medal with five clasps and the King’s medal with two clasps and the D.S.O. On the outbreak of the European War in Aug. 1914, he rejoined the 2nd Battn. of his regiment, and was killed in action 25 Oct. 1914. He _m._ 1902, Adeline Miriam, dau. of Isaac Garbutt Dickinson.
=ALLEN, WILLIAM BENJAMIN=, Corpl., No. 24452, 13th Battn. (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of the late Capt. William Benjamin Allen, of Albion Road, Rowhedge, Essex, Merchant Service, by his wife, Sarah, dau. of Daniel Potter; _b._ Rowhedge, co. Essex, 25 April, 1888. Was in business in New York when war was declared. He immediately proceeded to Montreal, joined the Royal Highlanders, and came over with the first Canadian Contingent in Oct. 1914. After training on Salisbury Plain during the winter, they went to France in February, where Allen was transferred to the machine gun section and later promoted Corpl. He served through the Battles of Ypres, St. Julien, etc., and was killed in action in the early morning, 11 July, 1915; _unm._ He was buried in the cemetery behind Ploegsteert Woods.
[Illustration: =William Benjamin Allen.=]
=ALLENBY, AUGUSTUS HEATHCOTE=, Lieut.-Col., 7th (Service) Battn. Royal Scots Fusiliers, 2nd _s._ of Major Robert Allenby, of St. Mary’s Lodge, Bootham, York, J.P., by his wife, Agnes, dau. of Benjamin Blades Thompson, of Tadcaster, co. York; _b._ Halford, co. Warwick, 22 Nov. 1862; educ. Silsby and St. Peter’s School, York; received his first commission in the York and Lancaster Regiment from the Durham Artillery Militia, 23 May, 1885, and was gazetted Lieut. to the Indian Staff Corps in April, 1887. He was promoted Capt. 23 May, 1896; Major, 23 May, 1903; and Lieut.-Col. 23 May, 1911, and retired under limitation of age rule in Nov. 1914, having been in command of the 83rd Wallajabad Light Infantry since May, 1911. He served in the Burmah Expedition, 1885–7, with the Upper Burmah Field Force, 1887–9, and in the Chin Hills Expedition, 1891–2, and received the Burmah medal with three clasps. On his return to England he at once offered his services with the New Armies, was gazetted to the command of the 7th Royal Scots Fusiliers 3 June, 1915, and left for the front the following month. Col. Allenby was killed in action at Le Philosophe, France, 7 Aug. 1915, by shell fire, and was buried in Mazingarbe Cemetery, Bethune. He _m._ at Secunderabad, India, 24 Sept. 1890, Margaret Maud, 4th dau. of the late Thomas Rowe, R.E. Dept.; _s.p._