Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/4 bn

[billy201]

Hi there I am lookiing, for the Birth place, and enlistmet place of l/cpl John McAllister s/n7185. I belive he was killed on the 12/7/1915, He was a menber of the1/4 bn Royal Scots Fusiliers, thanking you. all the best. yours Inniskilling.

[ralphjd]

Born Glasgow,enlisted Glengarnock,resident Kilburnie. Ralph.

[billy201]

Hi there Ralph, thanks a lot for that, all the best yours Inniskilling.

[Guest KevinEndon]

Piper Colin McInnes, of the 1st/4th Royal Scots Fusiliers had written to his mother in Kilbirnie dated 16th July 1915, from a hospital in Cairo, expressing his great sorrow that his companion, Lance-Corporal Piper John McAllister, had been killed in a charge at the Dardanelles on the 12th at about 8 o’clock in the morning. Pte, McInnes says that piper McAllister fell at his side, and he held his hands until he died, he went on to say that life only lasted a minute. All that was left of D Company especially the Kilbirnie and Glengarnock lads send their sympathy. Piper McAllister was the son of Mr and Mrs R. McAllister, Knoxville Rd., Kilbirnie. He was 23 and was a splendid piper, and an enthusiast in that class of music. Pte. McInnes was a pupil of his on the instrument, and they were both members of Kilbirnie and Glengarnock Heather Bell Pipe Band, Lance-Corporal McAllister being the Pipe-Major. Both were members of D Company of the Royal Scots Fusiliers and were almost inseparable companions. John has no known grave and is remembered on Helles memorial. He is also remembered on the steelworkers’ memorial and the Auld Kirk memorial. He was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal having landed in the Balkans on the 6th June 1915.

Kevin