A Second Lieutenant.
Australian Imperial Force.
4th Battn, D Company.
Eldest son of George and the late Janet Swirles Allardyce, of "Advie," 65, Grosvenor Road, Rathgar, Dublin.
An undergraduate at Trinity College, Dublin.
Aged 22.
Born on 4 July 1895, at 20, Lower Beechwood Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin. This was then the Allardyce family home.
Educated at St. Andrew's College, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.
Entered Trinity College, Dublin, in October 1912, to study Medicine.
He enlisted as a Private in The Australian Imperial Force on 11 November 1914 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. On the enlistment form he stated that he was a Medical Student. He gave his age as 21 years and 4 months. [this was incorrect, he was 19 years old.]
Initially placed into the 14th Field Ambulance of A.I.F, he served at Gallipoli, and in Alexandria, Egypt, and later in France.
He was gassed in France on 17 May and 21 May 1917.
On 7 September 1917, he joined the Officer Cadet School at Cambridge, and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 2 February 1918, and moved to the infantry, being sent to France on 29th March 1918., joining his regiment on 6th April. On 14th April 1918, he was wounded in the head and leg which he received from a High Explosive shell.
He had been expected to recover from his injuries, which appeared to be healing.
He died at Somerville Hospital, Oxford, England, on 18th May 1918, of injuries received in France. His father was present at his death.
He was buried on 22 May 1918, in the presence of his father George, his brother Ransome, and his uncle Robert S. Swirles. The officiating clergyman was Rev. J.H. Atkinson, of Seapoint, Kingstown [now Dun Laoghaire]. There was no Australian military presence at his funeral.
Australian Military Records give the family home address as,
"Advie", 65, Grosvenor Road, Rathgar, Dublin.
later revised to,
18, Suffolk Street, Dublin.
later revised to,
Archiestown, Carron-on-Spey, Morayshire.
All four Allardyce brother died in War.
George and William died in WW1.
James and Ransome died in WW2.
They are named on a War Memorial at Archiestown, Morayshire, Scotland.
Archiestown War Memorial
see also
Archiestown War Records
Why they are named on this memorial, and what the exact connection to Archiestown is, is not yet known.
His name is included in the
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial
Taken from
The British Medical Journal
January 8, 1916.
Private G.G. Allardyce was listed among the wounded Medical Students of Trinity College, Dublin.
The British Medical Journal.
June 1, 1918, p. 630
Allardyce, George Gilmour.
Second Lieutenant, Australian Infantry, eldest son of Mr. George Allardyce of Rathgar, Dublin, died on May 18th at Somerville Hospital, Oxford. He was a second year medical student at Trinity College, Dublin.
His younger brother, William Swirles Allardyce, was lost at sea in December 1916 as a result of a collision, while serving as a Surgeon Probationer.
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View Memorial Site HERE.
Australian Imperial Force.
4th Battn, D Company.
Eldest son of George and the late Janet Swirles Allardyce, of "Advie," 65, Grosvenor Road, Rathgar, Dublin.
An undergraduate at Trinity College, Dublin.
Aged 22.
Born on 4 July 1895, at 20, Lower Beechwood Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin. This was then the Allardyce family home.
Educated at St. Andrew's College, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.
Entered Trinity College, Dublin, in October 1912, to study Medicine.
He enlisted as a Private in The Australian Imperial Force on 11 November 1914 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. On the enlistment form he stated that he was a Medical Student. He gave his age as 21 years and 4 months. [this was incorrect, he was 19 years old.]
Initially placed into the 14th Field Ambulance of A.I.F, he served at Gallipoli, and in Alexandria, Egypt, and later in France.
He was gassed in France on 17 May and 21 May 1917.
On 7 September 1917, he joined the Officer Cadet School at Cambridge, and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 2 February 1918, and moved to the infantry, being sent to France on 29th March 1918., joining his regiment on 6th April. On 14th April 1918, he was wounded in the head and leg which he received from a High Explosive shell.
He had been expected to recover from his injuries, which appeared to be healing.
He died at Somerville Hospital, Oxford, England, on 18th May 1918, of injuries received in France. His father was present at his death.
He was buried on 22 May 1918, in the presence of his father George, his brother Ransome, and his uncle Robert S. Swirles. The officiating clergyman was Rev. J.H. Atkinson, of Seapoint, Kingstown [now Dun Laoghaire]. There was no Australian military presence at his funeral.
Australian Military Records give the family home address as,
"Advie", 65, Grosvenor Road, Rathgar, Dublin.
later revised to,
18, Suffolk Street, Dublin.
later revised to,
Archiestown, Carron-on-Spey, Morayshire.
All four Allardyce brother died in War.
George and William died in WW1.
James and Ransome died in WW2.
They are named on a War Memorial at Archiestown, Morayshire, Scotland.
Archiestown War Memorial
see also
Archiestown War Records
Why they are named on this memorial, and what the exact connection to Archiestown is, is not yet known.
His name is included in the
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial
Taken from
The British Medical Journal
January 8, 1916.
Private G.G. Allardyce was listed among the wounded Medical Students of Trinity College, Dublin.
The British Medical Journal.
June 1, 1918, p. 630
Allardyce, George Gilmour.
Second Lieutenant, Australian Infantry, eldest son of Mr. George Allardyce of Rathgar, Dublin, died on May 18th at Somerville Hospital, Oxford. He was a second year medical student at Trinity College, Dublin.
His younger brother, William Swirles Allardyce, was lost at sea in December 1916 as a result of a collision, while serving as a Surgeon Probationer.
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View Memorial Site HERE.
A Second Lieutenant.
Australian Imperial Force.
4th Battn, D Company.
Eldest son of George and the late Janet Swirles Allardyce, of "Advie," 65, Grosvenor Road, Rathgar, Dublin.
An undergraduate at Trinity College, Dublin.
Aged 22.
Born on 4 July 1895, at 20, Lower Beechwood Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin. This was then the Allardyce family home.
Educated at St. Andrew's College, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.
Entered Trinity College, Dublin, in October 1912, to study Medicine.
He enlisted as a Private in The Australian Imperial Force on 11 November 1914 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. On the enlistment form he stated that he was a Medical Student. He gave his age as 21 years and 4 months. [this was incorrect, he was 19 years old.]
Initially placed into the 14th Field Ambulance of A.I.F, he served at Gallipoli, and in Alexandria, Egypt, and later in France.
He was gassed in France on 17 May and 21 May 1917.
On 7 September 1917, he joined the Officer Cadet School at Cambridge, and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 2 February 1918, and moved to the infantry, being sent to France on 29th March 1918., joining his regiment on 6th April. On 14th April 1918, he was wounded in the head and leg which he received from a High Explosive shell.
He had been expected to recover from his injuries, which appeared to be healing.
He died at Somerville Hospital, Oxford, England, on 18th May 1918, of injuries received in France. His father was present at his death.
He was buried on 22 May 1918, in the presence of his father George, his brother Ransome, and his uncle Robert S. Swirles. The officiating clergyman was Rev. J.H. Atkinson, of Seapoint, Kingstown [now Dun Laoghaire]. There was no Australian military presence at his funeral.
Australian Military Records give the family home address as,
"Advie", 65, Grosvenor Road, Rathgar, Dublin.
later revised to,
18, Suffolk Street, Dublin.
later revised to,
Archiestown, Carron-on-Spey, Morayshire.
All four Allardyce brother died in War.
George and William died in WW1.
James and Ransome died in WW2.
They are named on a War Memorial at Archiestown, Morayshire, Scotland.
Archiestown War Memorial
see also
Archiestown War Records
Why they are named on this memorial, and what the exact connection to Archiestown is, is not yet known.
His name is included in the
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial
Taken from
The British Medical Journal
January 8, 1916.
Private G.G. Allardyce was listed among the wounded Medical Students of Trinity College, Dublin.
The British Medical Journal.
June 1, 1918, p. 630
Allardyce, George Gilmour.
Second Lieutenant, Australian Infantry, eldest son of Mr. George Allardyce of Rathgar, Dublin, died on May 18th at Somerville Hospital, Oxford. He was a second year medical student at Trinity College, Dublin.
His younger brother, William Swirles Allardyce, was lost at sea in December 1916 as a result of a collision, while serving as a Surgeon Probationer.
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View Memorial Site HERE.
Australian Imperial Force.
4th Battn, D Company.
Eldest son of George and the late Janet Swirles Allardyce, of "Advie," 65, Grosvenor Road, Rathgar, Dublin.
An undergraduate at Trinity College, Dublin.
Aged 22.
Born on 4 July 1895, at 20, Lower Beechwood Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin. This was then the Allardyce family home.
Educated at St. Andrew's College, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.
Entered Trinity College, Dublin, in October 1912, to study Medicine.
He enlisted as a Private in The Australian Imperial Force on 11 November 1914 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. On the enlistment form he stated that he was a Medical Student. He gave his age as 21 years and 4 months. [this was incorrect, he was 19 years old.]
Initially placed into the 14th Field Ambulance of A.I.F, he served at Gallipoli, and in Alexandria, Egypt, and later in France.
He was gassed in France on 17 May and 21 May 1917.
On 7 September 1917, he joined the Officer Cadet School at Cambridge, and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 2 February 1918, and moved to the infantry, being sent to France on 29th March 1918., joining his regiment on 6th April. On 14th April 1918, he was wounded in the head and leg which he received from a High Explosive shell.
He had been expected to recover from his injuries, which appeared to be healing.
He died at Somerville Hospital, Oxford, England, on 18th May 1918, of injuries received in France. His father was present at his death.
He was buried on 22 May 1918, in the presence of his father George, his brother Ransome, and his uncle Robert S. Swirles. The officiating clergyman was Rev. J.H. Atkinson, of Seapoint, Kingstown [now Dun Laoghaire]. There was no Australian military presence at his funeral.
Australian Military Records give the family home address as,
"Advie", 65, Grosvenor Road, Rathgar, Dublin.
later revised to,
18, Suffolk Street, Dublin.
later revised to,
Archiestown, Carron-on-Spey, Morayshire.
All four Allardyce brother died in War.
George and William died in WW1.
James and Ransome died in WW2.
They are named on a War Memorial at Archiestown, Morayshire, Scotland.
Archiestown War Memorial
see also
Archiestown War Records
Why they are named on this memorial, and what the exact connection to Archiestown is, is not yet known.
His name is included in the
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial
Taken from
The British Medical Journal
January 8, 1916.
Private G.G. Allardyce was listed among the wounded Medical Students of Trinity College, Dublin.
The British Medical Journal.
June 1, 1918, p. 630
Allardyce, George Gilmour.
Second Lieutenant, Australian Infantry, eldest son of Mr. George Allardyce of Rathgar, Dublin, died on May 18th at Somerville Hospital, Oxford. He was a second year medical student at Trinity College, Dublin.
His younger brother, William Swirles Allardyce, was lost at sea in December 1916 as a result of a collision, while serving as a Surgeon Probationer.
~
View Memorial Site HERE.
Inscription
In Loving Memory of
Janet
beloved wife of
George Allardyce
who died 11 May 1911
aged 48
also their dearly loved son
Wm. S. Allardyce [Bill]
of the highest promise
Surgn. Probn. HMS Negro
drowned in collision in North Sea
21st Dec. 1916, in his 20th year
also their dearly loved eldest son
Geo. G. Allardyce, Lt. 4th Btn, A.I.F.
died in Oxford from wounds received in action
in France, 18th May 1918, in his 23rd year
interred here
also Ransome, Capt. R.A.M.C.
killed at the fall of Singapore
15th Feb. 1942, aged 39
also James (JIM) Brig. R.A.
died in York, 18th Oct. 1944, aged 45
Notes.
Janet Swirles married George Allardyce in Q3, 1893.
William Swirles Allardyce, b. Q2, 1897
ed. St. Andrew's College, Dublin, & Trinity College Dublin.
George Gilmour Allardyce, b. Q3, 1895, Dublin
Dr. Ransome MacNamara Allardyce, b. Q3, 1902.
Brigadier James Craig Allardyce, b. Q2, 1899
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