Corporal Dennis John Alison

1896 - 1942  (45 years)

• Name	Dennis John Alison
  Prefix	Corporal
  Born	10 Oct 1896	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92364272
  Interesting	business
  Military	WW1 - 2nd Battalion  [5]
  Military	WW1, Corpral, 2nd Battalion, Service #166119  [5]
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Military	1915	St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Enlistment WW1
  	Alison, Denis J. Corporal. Enlisted with the Signallers Co. 2nd Canadian Pioneer Battalion on Sept. 30 1915. Roman Catholic. Born at Galt, Oct. 10, 1897; educated at Galt Separate School and Galt Collegiate Institute. Unmarried. He joined the 1st Division Signalling Co. at Huy, Belgium and has been on active service for 43 months. He is still in service. Has been mentioned in despatches. His mother, Mrs. William Alison, lives at 131 Wellington St., Galt. Louis Disch, 7 Front St., Galt.1a 1aKitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One
  Misfortune	died in car accident
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1926	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-60667P
  Died	1 Jan 1942	Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA   [6]
  Buried	Mount Loretto Cemetery, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, United States
  Person ID	I60667	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	William Alison,   b. 29 Jul 1868, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1938, , Michigan, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Johanna "Hannah" Callaghan,   b. 7 Mar 1868, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1942, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F15870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Dennis John Allison Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One
  		Denis John Alison in 1940 John, Dave, Spike, and Tom's father

  
  

• Notes

  DENIS J. ALISON Organized firm bearing name D. J. Alison Is Killed in Auto Crash Denis J. Alison, of Dryden, Mich., former president of the Detroit Stock Exchange and a partner in Alison & Co., Detroit brokerage firm, was injured fatally at 6:30 a, m. Thursday when his car skidded on icy pavement and crashed into a tree on M-24, a mile south of Metamora, Mich. He died in an ambulance taking him to City Hospital in Lapeer. Alison was born in Gault, Ont., 45 years ago. He was a widely known stock breeder. He formerly formerly was an officer of Kean, Higbie and Co., later organizing Alison & Co., with N. Bradley Higbie Jr. He was a prominent member of the Metamora Hunt Club. He also belonged to the Detroit Athletic Club and the Detroit Club. Survivors are his wife Helen; four sons, Denis J. Jr., Thomas, David and John; his mother, Mrs. Hannah Alison, of Dryden, and a sister, Mrs. William Calverly, of Royal Oak.

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-3 Page 14. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 120 - 42. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 1. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S3065] Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, GS Film number: 1972840 , Digital Folder Number: 005237814 , Image Number: 00173. Denis John Alison Event Type:Death Event Date:01 Jan 1942 Event Place:Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, United States Gender:Male Age:45 Marital Status:Married Birth Date:10 Oct 1896 Birthplace:Galt Ontario, Canada Birth Year (Estimated): 1897 Father's Name:William Alison Mother's Name:Hannah Callahan

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Oct 1896 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Military - Enlistment WW1 - 1915 - St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1926 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Died - 1 Jan 1942 - Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA Buried - - Mount Loretto Cemetery, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth