In memory ofPrivateJohn Macdonaldwho died on 10 Nov 1917 |
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907542 Private (5th Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment) John Macdonald (b.1891) of Regina was KIA 19171110 at Passchendaele and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, which bears the names of 55,000 men who were lost without trace during the defence of the Ypres Salient in the First World War. John was a butcher when he enlisted at Regina early in 1916, leaving a wife Elizabeth A. Brother of Samuel Macdonald. They were the sons of Samuel MacDonald of Bridge of Allan, Stirling, Scotland. Two of their other brothers also served. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration | 159 - Sherwood | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cemetery or memorial location | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
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Date of birth | 18910531 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bridge of Allan, Stirling, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of enlistment | 19160328 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of enlistment | Regina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence on enlistment | Regina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | butcher | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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