Private DONALD MACDONALD
Last address in Lewis: 33B Habost, Ness
Son of Murdo and Catherine Macdonald.
Service unit: 16th Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Service number: 28650
Date of death: 22 April 1915 at the age of 34
Killed in action in France
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) panels 24, 26, 28, 30,
Date of birth: 6 August 1888
Place of birth: Isle of Lewis
Height: 5 ft 7¾ in in
Complexion: Dark
Eyes: Gray
Hair: Black
Religion: Presbyterian
Trade / occupation: Teamster
Volunteered at Valcartier on 23 September 1914
Donald is shown in the 1891 census aged 5 at home with his parents Murdo and Catherine (both aged 37) as well as his younger siblings Isabella (2) and John (1).
A brother served in the RNR and survived the war.
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