Rank unknown Donald George MacPhail
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
MacPhail,
Donald George
Date of birth: 1864-04-23
Place of birth: Perth Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Louise B. MacPhail, wife. Cayuga, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Clergyman
Address:
Cayuga, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-06-27
Cause of death:
Killed in action
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Rank unknown
(72nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Rank unknown, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86
Commemoration location: Memorial at Perth and District Collegiate Institute, Perth. Ontario
Images
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 325644
LAC ID:
134643
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B7168-S039
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Donald MacPhail and Christina MacPhail; husband of Louisa B. MacPhail, of 35, King St. West, Kingston, Ontario.
Capt. (Rev.) MacPhail's photo appeared in the Toronto Evening Telegram (see attached) on July 5th, 1918. His trip on the Llandovery Castle was described as his first return trip. He had worked as a Presbyterian minister at Cayuga (Ont.), and went overseas in 1916 as chaplain to the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders.
Uploader's Research notes:
72nd Battalion Nominal Roll
LAC personnel file gar
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-11-02