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Adam Joseph MacDonald

In memory of:

Private Adam Joseph MacDonald

October 29, 1944
Holland

Military Service

Service Number:

F/89291

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)

Additional Information

Born:

October 2, 1921
Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

July 11, 1941
Sydney, Nova Scotia

Son of Hector J. and Mary Macdonald; husband of Monica Isabel Macdonald, of St. John's, Newfoundland.

Commemorated on Page 176 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

5. C. 12.

Location:

BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY is located 39 Km north west of Antwerp and 19 Km after passing the Border into the Netherlands. The N11 connects Antwerp to Bergen op Zoom via Kapellen, Pulte, Hoogerheide and finally on to Bergen op Zoom. On reaching Bergen op Zoom railway station turn right onto the Stationsplein and after 200 M turn right onto the Bredastraat. Follow this road for 500 M where it becomes Wouwsestraatweg and carry straight on for 2.5 kilometres. The street name has now changed to the Ruytershoveweg and the BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY can be found on the left of this street. Steps into cemetery (not suitable for wheelchairs).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Biography– Submitted with the permission of Bonnie Thornhill, from the book "In the Morning Veterans of Victoria County, Cape Breton. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Biography – Submitted with the permission of Bonnie Thornhill, from the book "In the Morning Veterans of Victoria County, Cape Breton. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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    Photo of Adam MacDonald – Submitted with the permission of Bonnie Thornhill, from the book "In the Morning Veterans of Victoria County, Cape Breton. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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