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John Roderick MacDonald

In memory of:

Sapper John Roderick MacDonald

September 15, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

258946

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Railway Troops

Division:

Training Depot

Additional Information

Son of Archibald and Catherine Maclean Macdonald, of Condor, Red Deer, Alberta. Born at Wapella, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 456 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SHORNCLIFFE MILITARY CEMETERY
Kent, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

U. 669.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– "In Memoriam" poem placed in the Red Deer News for John Roderick Macdonald. This poem was inserted in the newspaper by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Macdonald, on the date of publication closest to the anniversary of his death in 1922. The Red Deer (Alberta) War Memorial was unveiled on September 15th, 1922. Although names do not appear on the exterior of this memorial, the newspaper reports explain that a scroll listing the names of the local men who died was placed inside the memorial. Macdonald's name was one of those listed on this scroll - these names appearing in part in the Red Deer News on September 13th, 1922.

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    Newspaper Clipping – "In Memoriam" poem placed in the Red Deer News for John Roderick Macdonald. This poem was inserted in the newspaper by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Macdonald, on the date of publication closest to the anniversary of his death in 1922. The Red Deer (Alberta) War Memorial was unveiled on September 15th, 1922. Although names do not appear on the exterior of this memorial, the newspaper reports explain that a scroll listing the names of the local men who died was placed inside the memorial. Macdonald's name was one of those listed on this scroll - these names appearing in part in the Red Deer News on September 13th, 1922.

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