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MCALLISTER, John Knox
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1879B, 1879 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Ravenswood, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row B, Grave 22, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1879B, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1879, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1879, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 12 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 1879B, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1879B awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-12-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Marital status was given a married. His father, John Brown McAlister, stated that John had married a Miss Connor at Cobar, NSW in 1903 and separated; soon after she left to live with her mother.
Brother of Annie Trotter of Ravenswood, QLD who had care of his son John Brown McAllister
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal