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John Alistair Christison was born in Newcastle in 1920, the son of Lilie (née Allan) and Robert Christison. He was educated at Dame Allan’s School, Fenham from 1930 to 1938. He entered Worcester College on 7 October 1938 but left Oxford without taking a degree.
John Christison attended an Officer Cadet Training Unit before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 7th battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) on 12 July 1941. Lieutenant John Christison was killed in action during the battle of Wadi Akarit, in Tunisia, on 6 April 1943, aged 23.
John Christison is buried at Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia. He is commemorated on his grandfather’s grave at Abbey Church Cemetery, Coupar, Angus, and on the war memorials of Dame Allan’s School and Worcester College, Oxford.