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Private John Archibald Macdonald

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1888-12-11
Place of birth: Prescott Ontario Canada
Next of kin: A.B. Macdonald, Father, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Stenographer, Clerk, Bookkeeper
Occupation (normalized): Stenographic Secretary, Bookkeeper, General
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1915-12-31
Cause of death: Accident
Buried: Ste. Marie Cemetery, Div. 19. O. 5.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 475926
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army).
  2. Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 4020494
LAC ID: 153150
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6741-S029
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Arch. B. and Clara A. Macdonald, of Cornwall, Ontario. Native of Glengarry, Ontario. Ted Wigney's "The C.E.F. Roll of Honour" indicates he committed suicide.

Notes from Circumstances of Death Card. Note that this soldiers digitized service record may have the Court of inquiry documents when they become available digitally.

"Suicide"

Court of Inquiry convened to investigate the circumstances of the death of Pte. MacDonald, who was found dead near Rouelles Camp at Le Harve on 31st December, 1915, is of the opinion that he met his death by shooting himself through the head with an automatic Colt pistol. During is voyage from Canada early in September 1915, he received an accidental blow on his forehead, and it is thought that he was still suffering from the effects of this at the time of his death.

Uploader's Research notes: His second name is misspelled on LAC. His original regimental number was McG806. [Not Specified Army Canadian Infantry 3rd University Company Private Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2017-02-05