Private Alexander Ross Macdonald
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Macdonald,
Alexander Ross
Date of birth: 1885-12-13
Place of birth: Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: John MacDonald, 19 The Butts, Coventry, Warwickshire, England.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-09-15
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 425586
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offensive.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1570966
LAC ID:
142831
Service file: B6694-S041
Uploader's Notes: Son of John and Isabella MacDonald, of 19, Butts, Coventry, England.
Uploader's Research notes:
Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site.
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion C ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20