Drummond Allison
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Died2 December 1943 (aged 21-22)
Monte Cassino, near the Garigliano River, Italy
Monte Cassino, near the Garigliano River, Italy
Buried
Minturno War Cemetery, Italy
Allegiance
United Kingdom
United KingdomJohn Drummond Allison | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1921 Caterham, Surrey |
| Died | 2 December 1943 (aged 21-22) Monte Cassino, near the Garigliano River, Italy |
| Buried | Minturno War Cemetery, Italy |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | East Surrey Regiment |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
(John) Drummond Allison (1921 – 2 December 1943) was an English war poet of the Second World War.
He was born in Caterham, Surrey, and educated at Bishop's Stortford College and at Queen's College, Oxford. After training at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he became an intelligence officer in the East Surrey Regiment. He served in North Africa and Italy, where he was killed in action fighting on the Garigliano. Lieutenant Allison is buried in the Minturno War Cemetery.[1]
