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Son of Peter Jenkins MacDonald of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Military Cross for gallant and distinguished service in Sicily dated 23 September 1943. 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
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Digital gallery of
Captain William Kenneth MacDonald
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Captain William Kenneth MacDonald
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Captain William Kenneth MacDonald
In the early war years, right next door to where VAC's Charlottetown Head Office sits today (property now occupied by Maritime Electric), was a small family-run grocery store known as "PJ's." The owner was P.J. MacDonald, who had a son named William Kenneth, who was known as Ken. The old store was on the corner of Prince and Kent Street.
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Biography written by a family member.
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Captain William Kenneth MacDonald
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Captain William Kenneth MacDonald
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Captain William Kenneth MacDonald
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Captain William Kenneth MacDonald
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Captain William Kenneth MacDonald
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Captain William Kenneth MacDonald
Keith Morrow at top, Ken MacDonald middle, Betty Rogers at bottom. A typical summer day on Prince Edward Island with friends that Ken grew up with in Charlottetown.
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Captain William Kenneth MacDonald
Dr Kenneth MacDonald at home on Prince Edward Island. Ken grew up in Charlottetown but attended Mt. Allison in NB and then graduated with his medical degree from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario prior to his enlistment.
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Captain William Kenneth MacDonald
Dr Kenneth MacDonald at home on Prince Edward Island. Ken grew up in Charlottetown but attended Mt. Allison in NB and then graduated with his medical degree from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario prior to his enlistment.
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Captain William Kenneth MacDonald
Ken MacDonald at home on Prince Edward Island with Betty Rogers who grew up with him in Charlottetown. Rogers family albums show Ken and Betty as close friends attending beach gatherings and other outdoors activities with a circle of friends.
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Dr. William Kenneth MacDonald, 70 Upper Hillsborough St. Charlottetown, PEI.
He was known as Ken, his father was P. J. MacDonald who operated PJ’s, a grocery store on Kent St. in Charlottetown. Ken attended Mt. Allison and graduated from Queen's University, Kingston, ON, in medicine. He died August 5, 1943 in Sicily at age 30 while serving in the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. This photo was taken around the time of his graduation in Kingston.
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From the Toronto Star September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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In the early war years, right next door to where VAC's Charlottetown Head Office sits today (property now occupied by Maritime Electric), was a small family-run grocery store known as "PJ's." The owner was P.J. MacDonald, who had a son named William Kenneth, who was known as Ken. The old store was on the corner of Prince and Kent Street.
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Biography written by a family member.
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Keith Morrow at top, Ken MacDonald middle, Betty Rogers at bottom. A typical summer day on Prince Edward Island with friends that Ken grew up with in Charlottetown.
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Dr Kenneth MacDonald at home on Prince Edward Island. Ken grew up in Charlottetown but attended Mt. Allison in NB and then graduated with his medical degree from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario prior to his enlistment.
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Dr Kenneth MacDonald at home on Prince Edward Island. Ken grew up in Charlottetown but attended Mt. Allison in NB and then graduated with his medical degree from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario prior to his enlistment.
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Ken MacDonald at home on Prince Edward Island with Betty Rogers who grew up with him in Charlottetown. Rogers family albums show Ken and Betty as close friends attending beach gatherings and other outdoors activities with a circle of friends.
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Dr. William Kenneth MacDonald, 70 Upper Hillsborough St. Charlottetown, PEI. He was known as Ken, his father was P. J. MacDonald who operated PJ’s, a grocery store on Kent St. in Charlottetown. Ken attended Mt. Allison and graduated from Queen's University, Kingston, ON, in medicine. He died August 5, 1943 in Sicily at age 30 while serving in the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. This photo was taken around the time of his graduation in Kingston.
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From the Toronto Star September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 184 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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AGIRA CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Italy
Agira Canadian War Cemetery lies in the Commune of Agira, Province of Enna, in the centre of Sicily. From the autostrada A19, Catania-Palermo, take the exit to Catenanuova. Follow signposts to Regalbuto, then pass Regalbuto, going in the direction of Agira. The Cemetery is then signposted about 12 kilometres from Regalbuto.
On 10 July 1943, following the successful conclusion of the north African campaign in mid May, a combined allied force of 160,000 Commonwealth and American troops invaded Sicily as a prelude to the assault on mainland Italy. The Italians, who would shortly make peace with the Allies and re-enter the war on their side, offered little determined resistance but German opposition was vigorous and stubborn. The campaign in Sicily came to an end on 17 August when the two allied forces came together at Messina, but failed to cut off the retreating Axis lines. Agira was taken by the 1st Canadian Division of 28 July and the site for the war cemetery was chosen in September for the burial of all Canadians who had been killed in the Sicily campaign. Agira Canadian War Cemetery contains 491 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.
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