Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Duncan James McDonell
In memory of:
Private Duncan James McDonell
March 7, 1915
Military Service
29128
27
Army
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
16th Bn.
Additional Information
Son of Charles R. McDonell and of Bridget J. Murphy (his wife), of Rochester, Alberta.
Commemorated on Page 25 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
I. N. 15.
Fleurbaix is a village 5 kilometres south-west of Armentieres at the junction of the road from Armentieres and the road to Bethune. Petillon is a village to the south of Fleurbaix and RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY is 3 kilometres south of Fleurbaix on the south side of the road from Petillon to La Boutillerie.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of March 26, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y91uvic#mode/1up . Note that Mr.McDonell's surname is also spelled as McDonnell and MacDonnell in his service file located at http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=150161
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