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Son of Francis Edward Macdonald, of Toronto, Ontario. Reverted to ranks twice in effort to reach France. Gazetted Lieut. (18th Bn.) in the Field.
British War Medal and Victory Medal
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18th Battalion War Diary entry relating to action where Lt. MacDonald was killed.
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From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.
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Lieutenant Donald Ryerson Macdonald Name is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.
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Donald Macdonald was a student at Appleby College and is commemorated in the school Honour Roll. He was killed near Lens while "on a reconnaissance mission in no man's land. A bomb exploded in front of him. Before his men reached him, Macdonald was dead" (from The Appleby Story).
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Circumstances of Death Register
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18th Battalion War Diary entry relating to action where Lt. MacDonald was killed.
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From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.
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Lieutenant Donald Ryerson Macdonald Name is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.
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Donald Macdonald was a student at Appleby College and is commemorated in the school Honour Roll. He was killed near Lens while "on a reconnaissance mission in no man's land. A bomb exploded in front of him. Before his men reached him, Macdonald was dead" (from The Appleby Story).
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 280 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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AIX-NOULETTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Pas de Calais, France
Aix-Noulette is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, about 13 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. From Arras take the D937 towards Bethune. At Aix-Noulette, turn right at the church. The Communal Cemetery and Extension are a few hundred metres on the left side of the road to Bully-Grenay.
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