Private David George McDonald

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: McDonald, David George

Date of birth: 1892-06-11

Place of birth: Macduff Banffshire Scotland

Next of kin: James McDonald, 8 Ferguson Ave., Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Teamster

Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)

Address: Niagara Falls, Ontario

Religion: Presbyterian

Date of death: 1917-04-09

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Zivy Crater, Thelus, 2

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 211279

Highest Rank: Private (20th Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 20th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Private (Army). 1915-11-09 ?

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: Attack East of Neuville-St. Vaasr

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 145519

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5, image 6

Service file: B6712-S008

Uploader's Notes:

LAC includes three Attestation Papers for this soldier:

Service No. 159136 13th Aug 1915 at Welland, Ontario - 81st Battalion
Next-of-Kin: James McDonald, 28 Terrace Ave., Niagara Falls, Ontario.Occupation: BarberPrevious service: 8 years 44th regiment militia campHeight: 5' 8 3/4" Chest: 36 and 4
Service No. 211027 9th Nov 1915 at Welland, Ontario - 98th BattalionPresent address: Niagara Falls, OntarioOccupation: BarberPrevious service: 12 months 44th regiment
Service No. 211279 19th June 1916 at Niagara Camp (data included above) - 98th Battalion
Previous Service: 44nd regiment militia

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 98th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 20th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-04-08

Last modified: 2014-08-12