Pte
John James Donnell
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 17/08/1872 |
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Place of birth: Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada |
General information
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Profession: General Work |
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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: 166316 |
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Enlistment date: 8/10/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Timmins, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Pioneers, 1st Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 13/06/1916 |
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Place of death: Rudkin House, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 43 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 32. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." He was one of a party detailed for consolidation work on the night of the 12th and morning of 13th June, 1916, when the Battalion recovered the lost trenches on Observatory Hill. He was killed by the explosion of an enemy shell and buried in the upheaval. His body was recovered within half an hour of the occurrences on 13th June, 1916.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1591822 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=a4e97def-bc3b-4b53-afac-20cad539cf30 |