Pte
Hugh Charles McDonald
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1890 |
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Place of birth: Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
General information
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Last known residence: AB, Pine Creek, Canada |
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Profession: Farmer |
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Religion: Roman Catholic |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 905129 |
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Enlistment date: 15/07/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 49th Bn. (Edmonton) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 30/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Bellevue, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 27 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24 - 28 - 30. |
Points of interest 4
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| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." He was killed during the attack made by his Battalion on the morning of October 30th 1917, on the German line in the vicinity of Passchendaele Ridge. No further information as to the actual circumstances under which he met his death is available.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1594070 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=5019dcec-9e5c-42f6-bcbe-47770b3872e0 |