William Andrew Mitchell McAllister... he was a teenager when he served in the British Airborne Division... he moved to Vancouver, BC, CAN in 1948... he was 88 years old when he passed away on 2 November 2014 in Burnaby, BC, CAN... wrote a book, A Time To Remember, which chronicled the horrors of war..

earned coaching certificate from the Scottish FA...

with Vancouver City FC, a Dominion of Canada Football Championship winner (Challenge Trophy in 1950)... a Pacific Coast League winner (1951-52)...

wrote Dave Fryatt in 1984, McAllister’s “success as a coach, his dedication to the game, and the respect he gained - and fully deserves - from his colleagues in the sports community is well known”...

For Sport

served as director of athletics at Royal Roads Military College... served as Technical Director for the British Columbia Soccer Association... served as a coach in Canada Soccer’s men’s national and men’s Olympic programs...