Allard W Rfn 11012 12th Rifle Brigade
ALLARD, WILLIAM, Rifleman, No. 11012, 12th (Service) Battn. The Riffe Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), 3rd s. of John Charles Allard; b. Dalston, London, E., 2 April, 1874; educ. there was employed at John Howell’s, St. Paul’s Church-yard, E.C.; volunteered for active service, and enlisted in the Rifle Brigade 26 May, 1915; served with the Expeditionay Force in France and Flanders from the following Nov., and was killed in action at Ypres 1 April, 1916. Buried at La Brique, St. Jean, North Ypres. The Chaplain wrote: “Your husband died bravely doing his duty.” He m. at Dalston, E., 2 April, 1916, Kate Ellen (27, Stonebridge Road, South Tottenham, N.), dau. of Henry Munston, and had eight children: William Henry, killed in action 7 Feb. 1917 (q.v.); John, Victor, Frederick, Kate, Winifred, Daisy and Grace.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5