Peter Allison

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
164012
Unit at enlistment: 
84th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
May 14th, 1917
Cemetery: 
Etaples Military Cemetery - Pas de Calais, France – XIX.Q.2
Birth country: 
U.S.A.
Birth county: 
Cook
Birth city: 
Chicago, Illinois
Address at enlistment: 
Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
824 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois
Trade or calling: 
Soldier
Religious denominations: 
Presbyterian
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
22

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Died of Wounds, (Gunshot wound Fracture Left Femur, Gas Gangrene) at No. 18 General Hospital, Camiers.

Toronto Star May 14, 1917

Pte. P. Allison Dead

Twice in the same list appears the name of Pte. Peter Allison.  In one he is reported among the wounded, and the other as having died of wounds.  He left Toronto with a draft from Lieut.-Col. W.T. Stewart’s battalion over a year ago.  Pte. Allison was 22 years of age and unmarried, and before enlisting had served three years in the United States Calvary.  His mother lives in Chicago. 

Note: Peter Allison is not considered Brant County War Dead