Lives of the First World War

18th October 1895 - 12th April 1918

18:10:1895 John Roy Allan was born in Quebec, Canada His parents are John and Margaret Allan 00:00:1901 Canadian Census - living at St Laurence Division, Montreal John Allan 28:11:1863 [born in Scotland] - gents furnishers Margaret 1:7:1872 [born in Scotland] John R 18:10:1895 [born in Quebec] Isabella 4:8:1897 [born in Quebec] Robert B 12:10:1899 [born in Quebec] 00:00:1912 John graduated from Montreal High School He was a member of the MAAA prominent in athletics and also of the Central YMCA 01:07:1915 Temporary 2nd Lieutenant on Probation Next of kin: J R Allan [father] Kiona, Crowborough, Sussex 01:12:1915 24 Squadron - Temporary 2nd Lieutenant - Flight Officer 07:12:1915 5 Squadron 03:03:1916 Hospital 09:07:1916 10 RS 01:08:1916 Rank of Temporary Lieutenant 27:08:1916 Crystal Palace 30:09:1916 Crystal Palace to Chingford 01:10:1916 10 RS - on appointment as Flight Commander 19:11:1916 6 RS 11:12:1916 Chingford to Cranwell 16:12:1916 Expeditionary Force - 11 Squadron 06:01:1917 Recommended to be transferred to another branch of the service 31:01:1917 Cranwell to Manston - Handley Page Squadron 04:04:1917 Manston - Dunkirk 11:12:1917 Awarded Distinguished Service Cross "In recognition of their services [with Flight Lieutenant Lancelot Giberne Sieveking RNAS] on dropping bombs on enemy railway lines and ammunition dumps on the night of 11th July 1917 01:04:1918 Lieutenant - Temporary Captain A & S Captain - confirmed in Rank - no date Since joining RNAS has flown in Curtiss, G W H Avro, BE 2c, Bristol Bullet, and Handley Page Next of Kin - Mrs J R Allan [mother] 421 Roslyn Avenue, Westmount, Quebec, Canada 11:04:1918 With 215 Squadron - 65 Wing Reported missing 12:11:1918 Acting Flight Commander John Roy Allan was Killed in Action [drowned] in Handley Page 0/100 1462 during a raid on Zeebrugge. His aircraft crashed into the sea off Ostende. His crew - Captain P Bewsher was wounded and 2nd Lieutenant M C Purvis was unhurt. His name is carved on The Flying Services Memorial in the Arras Memorial to the Missing, at Fauberg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France [Mother - Mrs John Allan, 25 de Casson Road, Westmount, P Q, Canada] Captain/Acting Flight Commander John Roy Allan had flown 43 night bombing raids and 3 day light raids in Handley Page aircraft He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal He had also been recommended for the Croix de Guerre R I P

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