
Allan-Black H M Pte 77570 9th Royal Fusiliers
ALLAN-BLACK, HUGH MCALISTER, Private, 9th (Service) Battn. The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.), only 8. of John William Allan-Black, of Hango Allan-Blac Side, Castletown, Isle of Man, by his wife, Clare, dau. of the late Julius Delius, of Clare-mont, Bradford, co. York; and gdson. of the late Rev. Charles Ingham Black, D.D., R.D., V.D.; b. Stone Gappe, near Skipton, co, York, 27 May, 1899; educ. by a tutor and at King William’s College, Castletown afore-said; was a member of the O.T.C.; left college at the age of 18 to volunteer for service, and joined the Royal Fusiliers in June, 1917; trained at Catterick, co. York, during which time he was mostly in hospital, suffering from a strained heart, and was twice offered his discharge, but refused to accept it, the second time being in March, 1918, when he felt all men were needed: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from May, 1918, and was killed in action outside the village of of Morlincourt 8 Aug. following. Buried at Vaux-sur-Somme. In letters received it was stated: “That his courage under fire for the first time was marvellous and an example to old soldiers; although. a boy in years, he had a man’s heart, and as a comrade and a pal we shall not easily see his like again. He was a very gallant gentleman.” Unm.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5