Surgeon [Probationer] William Swirles Allardyce.
The Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.
HMS "Negro".
aged 19.

born on 5th April 1897, at 47, Lower Beechwood Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin. This was then the Allardyce family home.

second son of George and the late Janet Swirles Allardyce, of "Advie", 65, Grosvenor Road, Rathgar, Dublin.
Educated at St. Andrew's College, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.
Entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1914.
An undergraduate Medical Student, when he enlisted.


As a Cadet, he took part in the defence of Trinity College during the Easter Rising in April 1916.


After training, he was posted to HMS "Negro", an Admiralty Class M Destroyer, built at Palmer's Shipyard, Newcastle-on-Tyne, which was launched in March 1915. It had a normal compliment of 80.
In December 1916, Negro was escorting HMS "Hoste", a Parker Class Flotilla Leader, to Scapa Flow for engine repairs when they collided in very bad weather in the North Sea. Depth Charges located on the deck of Hoste blew out the stern of Hoste and the hull of Negro, causing Negro to sink almost immediately, with the loss of 51 lives. Hoste sank shortly afterwards when under tow, with the loss of 4 lives.

There is no record in the 1901 census of Ireland, of any member of the Allardyce family. From subsequent researches, it is possible that they were recorded in this census when visiting Scotland.

In the 1911 census of Ireland, the Allardyce family were living at 47, Lower Beechwood Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin.
present were,
George, aged 51, a Tailor's Cutter, born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Janet, his wife, aged 46, born in Dublin.
They had been married 17 years, and had 4 children, all of whom were alive.
George Gilm., son, aged 15, a scholar.
William Swirles, son, aged 13, Scholar.
James Craig, son, aged 11, Scholar.
Ransome McN., son, aged 8, Scholar.
The religion of all was said to be Congregationalist [a form of Presbyterianism].

All four of the Allardyce brothers died in War.
George and William died in WW1.
James and Ransome died in WW2.
They are noted on the War Memorial at Archiestown, Scotland.
Archiestown War Memorial

see also
Archiestown War Records

His name is noted on War Memorials in
St. Andrew's College, Dublin.
Trinity College, Dublin,
Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital, Dublin [now closed, formerly a teaching hospital allied to Trinity College]

His name is included in the
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial

Taken from
The British Medical Journal
13 January 1917, p.58
Drowned
Surgeon Probationer W.S. Allardyce RNVR
Surgeon Probationer William Swirles Allardyce RNVR, whose death from drowning as a result of a collision in the North Sea on December 21st, 1916 we announced last week, was the son of Mr. George Allardyce of Dublin. He was 19 years of age, and was a third year student in the School of Physic, Trinity College Dublin. He joined the service at the beginning of the present winter.