The Glasgow Herald, Wednesday, February 27th., 1918.
Deaths on Service:-
"McALISTER.- At Robertson Stewart Hospital, on 26th inst., Pte. Alex. McAlister, American University Camp, R.E., aged 28 years, fourth son of the late James McAlister and Mrs McAlister, Meikle Kilmory, Rothesay.- Funeral from Hospital, on Friday at 2 p.m. to Rothesay Churchyard; friends please accept of this (the only) intimation and invitation; Canadian and American papers please copy."
Same publication, Friday, March 1st., 1918. Death notice printed has further information ".... was a passenger on liner Tuscania when torpedoed.- Funeral from Hospital to-day (Friday)...."
S.S. Tuscania, carrying over 2,000 American troops, had crossed the Atlantic bound for Liverpool, when, on the morning of Tuesday, 5th. February, she was spotted and stalked in the North Channel by German submarine SM UB-77. Lt. Cdr. Wilhelm Meyer launched his attack about 6.40 p.m. under cover of darkness. Tuscania was struck by one of two torpedoes and sank within about four hours to the bottom of the Irish Sea. Approximately 210 of the troops and crew were lost, while many others, Pte. McAlister among them, were rescued by two British destroyers, Mosquito and Pigeon. Today Tuscania lies in 100 metres of water between Rathlin Island and Islay about 7 miles north of Rathlin Island.
UB-77 was surrendered on 16th January, 1919, in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up at Swansea in 1921.
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Contributor Islay (48898746):-
Deceased registered for the draft whilst a resident of Pullman, Whitman County, Washington where he was employed as a "horseman" at Washington State College (now Washington State University). Also a herdsman and groom for show animals. One of the eleven children born to James McAlister and his wife Mary MacKay, of Meikle Kilmory farm, Bute.
Gravestone records his age as 27 years.
Deaths on Service:-
"McALISTER.- At Robertson Stewart Hospital, on 26th inst., Pte. Alex. McAlister, American University Camp, R.E., aged 28 years, fourth son of the late James McAlister and Mrs McAlister, Meikle Kilmory, Rothesay.- Funeral from Hospital, on Friday at 2 p.m. to Rothesay Churchyard; friends please accept of this (the only) intimation and invitation; Canadian and American papers please copy."
Same publication, Friday, March 1st., 1918. Death notice printed has further information ".... was a passenger on liner Tuscania when torpedoed.- Funeral from Hospital to-day (Friday)...."
S.S. Tuscania, carrying over 2,000 American troops, had crossed the Atlantic bound for Liverpool, when, on the morning of Tuesday, 5th. February, she was spotted and stalked in the North Channel by German submarine SM UB-77. Lt. Cdr. Wilhelm Meyer launched his attack about 6.40 p.m. under cover of darkness. Tuscania was struck by one of two torpedoes and sank within about four hours to the bottom of the Irish Sea. Approximately 210 of the troops and crew were lost, while many others, Pte. McAlister among them, were rescued by two British destroyers, Mosquito and Pigeon. Today Tuscania lies in 100 metres of water between Rathlin Island and Islay about 7 miles north of Rathlin Island.
UB-77 was surrendered on 16th January, 1919, in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up at Swansea in 1921.
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Contributor Islay (48898746):-
Deceased registered for the draft whilst a resident of Pullman, Whitman County, Washington where he was employed as a "horseman" at Washington State College (now Washington State University). Also a herdsman and groom for show animals. One of the eleven children born to James McAlister and his wife Mary MacKay, of Meikle Kilmory farm, Bute.
Gravestone records his age as 27 years.
The Glasgow Herald, Wednesday, February 27th., 1918.
Deaths on Service:-
"McALISTER.- At Robertson Stewart Hospital, on 26th inst., Pte. Alex. McAlister, American University Camp, R.E., aged 28 years, fourth son of the late James McAlister and Mrs McAlister, Meikle Kilmory, Rothesay.- Funeral from Hospital, on Friday at 2 p.m. to Rothesay Churchyard; friends please accept of this (the only) intimation and invitation; Canadian and American papers please copy."
Same publication, Friday, March 1st., 1918. Death notice printed has further information ".... was a passenger on liner Tuscania when torpedoed.- Funeral from Hospital to-day (Friday)...."
S.S. Tuscania, carrying over 2,000 American troops, had crossed the Atlantic bound for Liverpool, when, on the morning of Tuesday, 5th. February, she was spotted and stalked in the North Channel by German submarine SM UB-77. Lt. Cdr. Wilhelm Meyer launched his attack about 6.40 p.m. under cover of darkness. Tuscania was struck by one of two torpedoes and sank within about four hours to the bottom of the Irish Sea. Approximately 210 of the troops and crew were lost, while many others, Pte. McAlister among them, were rescued by two British destroyers, Mosquito and Pigeon. Today Tuscania lies in 100 metres of water between Rathlin Island and Islay about 7 miles north of Rathlin Island.
UB-77 was surrendered on 16th January, 1919, in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up at Swansea in 1921.
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Contributor Islay (48898746):-
Deceased registered for the draft whilst a resident of Pullman, Whitman County, Washington where he was employed as a "horseman" at Washington State College (now Washington State University). Also a herdsman and groom for show animals. One of the eleven children born to James McAlister and his wife Mary MacKay, of Meikle Kilmory farm, Bute.
Gravestone records his age as 27 years.
Deaths on Service:-
"McALISTER.- At Robertson Stewart Hospital, on 26th inst., Pte. Alex. McAlister, American University Camp, R.E., aged 28 years, fourth son of the late James McAlister and Mrs McAlister, Meikle Kilmory, Rothesay.- Funeral from Hospital, on Friday at 2 p.m. to Rothesay Churchyard; friends please accept of this (the only) intimation and invitation; Canadian and American papers please copy."
Same publication, Friday, March 1st., 1918. Death notice printed has further information ".... was a passenger on liner Tuscania when torpedoed.- Funeral from Hospital to-day (Friday)...."
S.S. Tuscania, carrying over 2,000 American troops, had crossed the Atlantic bound for Liverpool, when, on the morning of Tuesday, 5th. February, she was spotted and stalked in the North Channel by German submarine SM UB-77. Lt. Cdr. Wilhelm Meyer launched his attack about 6.40 p.m. under cover of darkness. Tuscania was struck by one of two torpedoes and sank within about four hours to the bottom of the Irish Sea. Approximately 210 of the troops and crew were lost, while many others, Pte. McAlister among them, were rescued by two British destroyers, Mosquito and Pigeon. Today Tuscania lies in 100 metres of water between Rathlin Island and Islay about 7 miles north of Rathlin Island.
UB-77 was surrendered on 16th January, 1919, in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany and broken up at Swansea in 1921.
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Contributor Islay (48898746):-
Deceased registered for the draft whilst a resident of Pullman, Whitman County, Washington where he was employed as a "horseman" at Washington State College (now Washington State University). Also a herdsman and groom for show animals. One of the eleven children born to James McAlister and his wife Mary MacKay, of Meikle Kilmory farm, Bute.
Gravestone records his age as 27 years.
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