• Born: 19 September 1893, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland ²
• Died: 20 September 1917, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium at age 24 ^{3 4 5 6 7}
• Buried: 1917, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

   Other names for John were John Brown ALISON,² John ALLISON, John JEFFREY, John A. JEFFREY,^{3 4 5 6 7} John Allison JEFFREY and John Brown Allison JEFFREY.

  General Notes

JOHN BROWN ALLISON was born 19 September 1893 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son of David Watson Allison and his wife, Agnes Jeffrey. He was named after his grandfather John Brown Allison (1832 –1895).  Unfortunately, John's mother Agnes died when he was still an infant, in 1894. After her death, John was raised by his maternal grandmother and his aunts.  His grandmother died when he was only 10 years old, and his eldest aunt, Jane "Jeanie" Jeffrey, then became his foster mother. John became known as JOHN ALLISON JEFFREY.

Before the war, John worked as a joiner. Although Irvine was still his permanent address, he was living in Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

On 11 Dec 1915, at Dumfries, John enlisted in the military. He was first with the 112, Highland Field Coy., R.E., but in early 1917 he transferred to the Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby) Regiment, 17th Battalion, Regimental Number 76199. He was killed in action near Ypres on 20 September 1917 (according to his military records). This is the date on his marker at Tyne Cot Memorial; however, the cenotaph at Irvine Kirkyard puts his death date as the 19th of September 1917 — his 24th birthday.

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  Birth Notes

5h. 30m. a.m., 658 Govan Road, Govan

  Burial Notes

Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 99 to 102 and 162 to 162A

  Recorded Events in His Life

• Cenotaph: A memorial exists for John in Irvine Old Parish Churchyard in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, although he is buried elsewhere.
  
  ERECTED
  BY
  JEANIE JEFFREY
  TO THE DEAR MEMORY
  OF HER NEPHEW
  JOHN A. JEFFREY
  LANCE CPL. 17TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS
  KILLED IN ACTION NEAR YPRES
  19TH SEPT. 1917
  ON HIS 24TH BIRTHDAY.

• Gallery: Birth Certificate, on 19 September 1893, in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

• John's death in action is commemorated at the Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 99 to 102 and 162 to 162A, in Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
  
  In Memory of
  Private JOHN ALLISON JEFFREY
  76199, 17th Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
  who died age 24
  on 20 September 1917
  Foster son of Jane Jeffrey.
  Remembered with honour
  TYNE COT MEMORIAL

• He appeared on the 1901 Census of Scotland on 31 March 1901 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  

Elizabeth Jeffrey   Head       59   Stevenston, Ayrshire  
Jeanie Jeffrey      Daughter   32   Irvine, Ayrshire       Fishmonger
Maggie Jeffrey      Daughter   24   Irvine, Ayrshire       Fishmonger Assistant
Mary Jeffrey        Daughter   22   Irvine, Ayrshire       Bakers Shop Assistant
Martha Jeffrey      Daughter   16   Irvine, Ayrshire       Grocers Assistant
John Alison         Grandson    7   Govan, Lanarkshire     Scholar

• Military Induction: 11 December 1915, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

• He resided at 25 Market Street in Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire, Scotland on 11 December 1915. ⁸ permanent residence 7 Montgomery Street, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

• He worked as a joiner on 11 December 1915 in Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. ⁸