Alexander (Sandy) Main Allan

Killed in Action on the 18/02/1917 at Aveluy during the actions of Miraumont (part of the Operations on the Ancre)

Alexander left Southampton on the 18/11/1916 and arrived at Roeun on the 20/11/1916. Alexander was posted to the 100th Field Ambulance on the 28/11/1916. They were part of the 2nd Division. Alexander fell just 90 days after arriving in France. He was killed at Aveluy by a shell bursting close by as he carried a wounded comrade at the actions of Miraumont, 17th - 18th February 1917. This action was part of the Operations on the Ancre, 11th January - 13th March 1917 : The final flickering of the 1916 Somme offensive as the British seek localised tactical advantage on heights above valley of the River Ancre. SEE PHOTOS x 7 FOR THE 100th FIELD AMBULANCE WAR DIARY FROM 1st FEBRUARY - 18th FEBRUARY 1917 and PHOTOS x 25 FOR THE 2nd BATTALION BOOK JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1917. Alexander was rejected 4 times by the Army before eventually enlisting on the 12/11/1915. He was a member of the Kenilworth Cricket Club (see Newspaper clippings). Alexander is also remembered at the Family Plot in Old Monkland Cemetery and Coats Parish Church Roll of Honour (see photos). See photos for Alexander's Newspaper clippings x 2, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his CWGC Grave Registration, his name on the Thiepval Memorial Panel list, his name on the Thiepval Memorial (taken by myself July 2023) , the Royal Army Medical Corps Cap Badge, Alexander's Pension Records x 2 and his Service Records x 9. Finally, see photos for 2nd Division Order of Battle x 12 (the Division he was serving with when he died) and another 3 photos of Alexander's name on the Thiepval Memorial kindly donated by my friend in France, Thierry Dericbourg.