Private William Harvey McDonald
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McDonald,
William Harvey
Date of birth: 1895-08-20
Place of birth: Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Albert McDonald, 619 Campbell St., Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Laborer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 424289
Highest Rank:
Private
(29th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 29th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-02-12 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Thelus
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1571049
LAC ID:
153343
Service file: B6771-S006
Uploader's Notes: Son of Albert and Ellen Jane McDonald, of big, 1st Street North East, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Not Specified Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 18th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Private Army Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-12