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Gordon Alexander McDonald

In memory of:

Corporal Gordon Alexander McDonald

August 27, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

703259

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

102nd Bn.

Additional Information


Son of William and Grace McDonald, of Murrayville, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 124 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

IV. A. I.

Location:

ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY is located 5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, on the Kemmelseweg, a road connecting Ieper to Kemmel (N331). From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 m after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing). The ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY lies 4 Km along the Kemmelseweg on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Cemetery– Photo Courtesy of Pearlady
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of GORDON ALEXANDER MCDONALD– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Attestation Papers
  • Attestation Papers (Reverse)– Source: Library and Archives of Canada
  • Cenotaph– Cenotaph at Ft. Langley, British Columbia

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