Allan, John B.

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John B. Allan

Royal marine light infantry

Royal Marine Light Infantry. Cycle Scout Company.
He is remembered with honour on the Old Parish Church Roll of Honour, Helensburgh and Gareloch Unionist Association Roll of Honour and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 1, Line 8.

The family home was at Millerslea Terrace, 8 William Street, Helensburgh.
The son of John and Jane Combs Allan
Siblings: John had one older sister, Henrietta.

John Allen was employed as an office clerk to Mr Kyle, Temperance Lawyer in Glasgow before joining up. He was an enthusiastic rower and was secretary of the Scottish Rowing Society.
John was an ex-Clyde Ordinary Seaman, service no. Z1383 as part of the RNVR. He enlisted in the Royal Marines Light Infantry on the 23rd of October, 1914 and was transferred to the Cycle Scout Company in December of that year.
He was removed from the trenches in the Dardanelles to a hospital ship suffering from dysentery and enteric fever, dying in hospital on Malta aged 24.

Allan, George Meiklejohn

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George Meiklejohn Allan

Argylls

1st/9th Batt. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial, Helensburgh Baptist Church memorial and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 1, Line 7.

The family home was at 18, West Clyde Street, Helensburgh. The son of Robert Allan (upholsterer) and his wife Helen.
Siblings: George had one older sister, Mary and one younger sister, Helen (known as Nellie).


George Allan was born in Stirling and later moved to Helensburgh where his father was an upholsterer.
On leaving school George became an errand boy before joining up.
George died of wounds on Flanders fields aged 19 years. His family had the inscription 'O How Blest Are You Whose Toil is Ended' placed on his headstone.

Boyle, Neil

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Neil Boyle

camerons

1st Batt. Queens Own Cameron Highlanders.
He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial, Park Church Roll of Honour and the Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 1 Line 10.

His obituary was placed by his aunt, Mrs E. Robertson, whose address was Outfitters, West Princes Street, Helensburgh.
The son of the late John Boyle (mason) and the late Catherine Boyle, (nee Jamieson).

Neil Boyle was born at 53, West Princes Street, Helensburgh and was brought up in the town, where his father was a mason and later a spirit salesman. Both parents predeceased Neil.

Neil enlisted 7 years before the outbreak of war and was a career soldier as a bandsman.

Neil was badly wounded in France and Flanders and was returned to the UK. He died of his injuries in Tooting Military Hospital, aged 24.

There is a mention in his obituary in the Helensburgh and Gareloch Times of a widow, described as Edith McCauley (formerly Boyle) of 32c, South High Street, Port Arthur, Ontario.

Campbell, Peter

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Peter Campbell

camerons

6th Batt. Cameron Highlanders. He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial, Glasgow University Roll of Honour,
Glasgow Education Memorial to Teachers, the Glasgow Provincial Training College Memorial, Dovehill Primary School Memorial, St Columba’s memorial and the Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 1 Line 13.

The family home was at 5 James Street, Helensburgh
The son of James (postman) and Margaret Packman Campbell.
Siblings: His older brother, James, was in the machine gun section of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

Peter Campbell was born in Helensburgh, where his father was a postman who also served in the war. He was educated Hermitage Higher Grade School and later went on to the University of Glasgow from 1909- 1912.

He gained a first-class Certificate of Merit for Logic and Metaphysics and went on to graduate with an MA at the age of 22. He then took a teacher training course at Glasgow Provincial Training College and taught at Dovehill Primary School before enlisting.

Peter was not to return to his promising teaching career as he died, aged 25, of wounds and gas poisoning at the Battle of Hill 70, near Lens, Nord, France during the Third Battle of Ypres. He is buried less than fifty kilometres from his cousin Ian Stewart Campbell. His parents chose the inscription: ‘Home is the sailor from sea and the hunter home from the hill’ for his gravestone.

The Battle of Hill 70 took place on the outskirts of Lens in the Nord region of France from 15th-25th August, 1917. Cameron Highlanders joined the Canadian Corps to assault and draw German troops from the 3rd Battle of Ypres.

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