Private JOHN MURDO MACRAE
Last address in Lewis: 7 Point Street
Next of kin: Jessie Mcleod, Mother, of 91 Manor St, Toronto
Military unit: 87th Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Service number: 138642
Date of death: 10 June 1917 at the age of 32
Cause of death: Killed in action
Interred: Nouex-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, grave II. A. 22
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial; Nicolson Institute WW1, right panel
Date of birth: 7 February 1885
Height: 5 ft 4½ in
Complexion: Fair
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Brown
Religion: Presbyterian
Trade / occupation: Sailor
Volunteered at Toronto on 12 July 1915
The 1891 census shows John Murdo at 7 Point Street, with his parents Murdo (40, cooper) and Christina (38). The attestation form for the CEF (summarised above) shows Jessie as his mother, but is in fact his older sibling, as borne out by the 1891 census retrun: Jessie (9), Alexander (3) and William (1) being his siblings.
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