ALLAN, JAMES, Private, No. 315494, Lewis Gun Section. 13th Scottish Horse. attd. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 2nd s. of John Allan, Grocer and Wine Merchant, Parkhead, Glasgow; b. 19 Oct. 1892: educ. at Allan Glen School: joined the Scottish Horse in June, 1915; served in Egypt and Salonika: was sent to France in July, 1918, and was killed, in action on 4 Nov. following. by machine-gun fire at Fontaine-au-Bois, near Le Catean. Buried in the Military Cemetery there.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5