Sapper Duncan Graham ’Scottie’ McAlpine
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McAlpine,
Duncan Graham ’Scottie’
Date of birth: 1887-12-09
Place of birth: Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: Flora McAlpine, sister. c/o Mrs. Bell, Southampton, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Address:
17 Markham Place, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-08-10
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Beaucourt British Cemetery, C. 14.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 863058
Highest Rank:
Sapper
(9th Battalion, Canadian Engineers)
Rank detail
- Sapper, 9th Battalion, Canadian Engineers, Canadian Engineers (Army). 1918-05-29 to 1918-08-10
- Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-02-02 to 1918-05-29
- Private (Army). 1917-01-06 to 1917-02-02
- Private (Army). 1916-03-13 to 1917-01-06
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: KIA Beaucourt
Awards
Good Conduct Badge (Not Specified)
Date of award: 1918-03-13
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 306286
LAC ID:
143776
Service file: B6568-S048
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Dugald McAlpine and Elizabeth Bond McAlpine (nee Thomson)
Served 4 years in the Royal Engineers.
Well liked by his mates and dearly missed by them when he was killed - Source: The Canadian Sapper, October 1918
Uploader's Research notes:
Circumstances of Death
180th Battalion Nominal Roll
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 180th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Reserve Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 9th CE Battalion Good Conduct Badge Not Specified ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2017-01-21