? Allison WWI

[Currie]

Hello Gary,

You are going great guns there. The Royal Navy did all sorts of things during WW1 and in earlier wars.

The Drake Battalion of the Royal Naval Division fought and died in the trenches of Gallipoli and the Western Front.

Here he is:
http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1917-09Sep.htm

Saturday, 1 September 1917
WESTERN FRONT
31 July-10 November Battle of Passchendaele or Third Battle of Ypres including operations by 63rd (RN) Division
RND, Drake Battalion, France
ALLISON, James, Able Seaman, RNVR, Clyde Z 4923, killed

All the best,
Alan

LATER

More about the RND
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/docu ... vision.asp

The James Allison referred to above was born 29 May 1889 and his 4 page service record is available here http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/docu ... ultcount=3

Alan

[AndrewP]

Hi Gary,

His entry on the SNWM website gives nothing new.

• Surname ALLISON
  Firstname James
  Service Number Clyde Z/4923
  Date Death 01/09/1917
  Decoration
  Place of birth
  Other
  SNWM roll THE ROYAL NAVY
  Rank Able Seaman
  Theatre of death R.N.V.R. Drake Bn. R.N.D.

All the best,

AndrewP

[garydevine1995]

Hi again thanks for the posts alan i am pretty sure its him everything seems to add up and i now know my 2nd cousin has a few things on him so hopefully he might have a copy og this letter. fingers crossed . thanks andrew i did find that one but didnt really give any evidence to tell me it could be him so i just ignored that one but it ties in with the CWGC website too . i will contact my 2nd cousin and lets yous all no

[garydevine1995]

Name: ALLISON
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: Drake Bn. R.N. Div.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 01/09/1917
Service No: Clyde Z/4923
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Allison, of Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 21.
Cemetery: POINT-DU-JOUR MILITARY CEMETERY, ATHIES

hi again turns out this is him my gran told me so thanks everyone for helping out