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Son of Ranald and Margaret McDonald, of Apple Hill, Glengarry, Ontario.
Brother of Private Douglas Claire McDonald who was killed in action on June 7, 1944 while serving with the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders.
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Weathered inscription to the memory of GARRET MCDONALD and DOUGLAS CLAIRE MCDONALD on the family grave marker in the cemetery of St Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Apple Hill Ontario
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Attestation Paper
Source Library and Archives Canada.
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Attestation Paper
Source Library and Archives Canada.
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Monument in Apple Hill, Ontario erected by Glengarry Branch 312 of the Canadian Legion. Garret (Garry) McDonald and his brother Douglas Claire McDonald, who was killed in the Second World War, are both commemorated on this memorial.
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Garret McDonald's brother, Douglas Claire McDonald was killed on June 7, 1944 and he is buried in BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France. His death was announced in casualty list No 511 of the Canadian Army Overseas, released on July 17, 1944.
Source: Globe and Mail July 18, 1944
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Source: Canada's Heroes in the Great World War / Cornwall, Alexandria, Vankleek Hill, Hawkesbury and Intermediate Points. Edited by Noah J. Gareau. Memorial Edition / Volume I. War Publications Limited, Ottawa, Ontario, 1921.
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Obit for Garrett MacDonald son of Ranald J. MacDonald of 2.29 Kenyon as published in the 02-28-1919 edition of the Glengarry News.
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Garret has a place of love and Honour in our family tree.
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Weathered inscription to the memory of GARRET MCDONALD and DOUGLAS CLAIRE MCDONALD on the family grave marker in the cemetery of St Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Apple Hill Ontario
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Attestation Paper Source Library and Archives Canada.
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Attestation Paper Source Library and Archives Canada.
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Monument in Apple Hill, Ontario erected by Glengarry Branch 312 of the Canadian Legion. Garret (Garry) McDonald and his brother Douglas Claire McDonald, who was killed in the Second World War, are both commemorated on this memorial.
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Garret McDonald's brother, Douglas Claire McDonald was killed on June 7, 1944 and he is buried in BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Calvados, France. His death was announced in casualty list No 511 of the Canadian Army Overseas, released on July 17, 1944. Source: Globe and Mail July 18, 1944
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Source: Canada's Heroes in the Great World War / Cornwall, Alexandria, Vankleek Hill, Hawkesbury and Intermediate Points. Edited by Noah J. Gareau. Memorial Edition / Volume I. War Publications Limited, Ottawa, Ontario, 1921.
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Obit for Garrett MacDonald son of Ranald J. MacDonald of 2.29 Kenyon as published in the 02-28-1919 edition of the Glengarry News.
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Page 538 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.
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