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Private Frederick Gerald McDonough

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-08-12
Place of birth: Saint John New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: William B McDonough, father. Norton, Kings County, New Brunswick
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: Norton, Kings County, New Brunswick
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 817119
Highest Rank: Private (26th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 26th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1915-10-21 ?
  3. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1571059
LAC ID: 150309
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6778-S041
Uploader's Notes:

Son of William B. McDonough and Mary E. McDonough of 28 Paddock Street, Saint John, New Brunswick

He was killed by enemy shell fire while on duty in the front line trench at Vimy

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 [Private Army Canadian Infantry 88th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 140th Battalion Stamp on Attestation Paper
Private Army Canadian Infantry 26th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-12-16