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Military service
Service number:
193117
Age:
19
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
42nd Bn.
Birth:
November 25, 1897
Death:
April 25, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. D. 18.
Additional information
Son of Donald and Isabella McDonald, of Normanhurst Avenue, Normanhurst, Hamilton, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Alexander McDonald
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Photo of Alexander McDonald
Former member of the 92nd Battalion (48th Highlanders) Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Shoulder Patch
Shoulder patch 42nd Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte McDonald originally enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was sent to the 42nd Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Pte McDonald originally enlisted in this unit but was sent to the 42nd Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap badge 42nd Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte McDonald originally enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was sent to the 42nd Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Bois Carre British Cemetery
Bois Carre British Cemetery - The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Wartime diary
Excerpt from the 42nd Battalion's War Diary, for the period in which Private Alexander McDonald was killed. All of the 42nd's fatal casualties during this period were apparently caused by enemy shell fire. -
Grave Marker
An early, temporary marker from Private Alexander McDonald's gravesite. This grave marker is on display in the CFB Borden Military Museum at CFB Borden, Ontario. Pte McDonald was killed in action while serving in France with the 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Expeditionary Force. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2018.) -
Grave Marker
Detail showing the inscription on Pte Alexander McDonald's early, temporary grave marker. This grave marker is on display in the CFB Borden Military Museum at CFB Borden, Ontario. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2018.) -
Memorial Plaque
The Memorial Plaque sent to Private Alexander McDonald's next-of-kin. At some point, the bronze plaque has been mounted in a wooden shield, apparently to hang on a wall. This plaque is on display in the CFB Borden Military Museum at CFB Borden, Ontario. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2018.)
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander McDonald
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander McDonald
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander McDonald
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander McDonald
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander McDonald
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander McDonald
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander McDonald
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander McDonald
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander McDonald
BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.
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