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Military service
Service number:
878327
Age:
23
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Birth:
June 18, 1894
Nyanza, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
April 17, 1916
Broughton, Nova Scotia
Death:
March 9, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. C. 7.
Additional information
Son of William and Catherine MacDonald, of West Side, Middle River, Victoria, Nova Scotia.
Digital gallery of Sergeant John Angus MacDonald
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010) -
Thelus Military Cemetery
The Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Photo of John MacDonald
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Submitted with the permission of Bonnie Thornhill, from the book "In the Morning Veterans of Victoria County, Cape Breton. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, west of the N17 Arras-Lens main road and 6.5 kilometres north of Arras. Thelus Military Cemetery is approximately 300 metres west of the N17, located in the open country, about 50 metres north of Thelus village.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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