Rifleman George McAllister (7009594) served in 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during the Second World War. He was the son of the late George A McAllister and Elizabeth McAllister of 61 Berlin Street, Belfast, and the husband of Mary McAllister of Donegall Pass, Belfast.
George’s father died as a result of wounds sustained in The Great War in August 1916. He would suffer a similar fate less than 30 years later. George died on 7th June 1944 aged 37 years old. The cause of death was a gunshot wound sustained during D Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles‘ advance through Wood Gazelle near Cambes, Normandy, France.
George McAllister’s grave is in Section VII, Row G, Grave 1 of La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, France. His name is on the war memorial of Fitzroy Presbyterian Church, Belfast. His headstone in France bears the inscription:
In loving memory of my husband. He died that we might live. Maisie.