Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
We need you to tell us more about the life and times of Angus Urquhart Macdonald
Angus Urquhart Macdonald
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 10.12.1915
- Place of enlistment: Wadena, Saskatchewan.
- Service no: 267017
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 5th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 22
- Date of Death: 18.08.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Crouy British Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: VI.D.1.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 21.05.1896
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address:
- Occupation: Homestead Farmer
- Mother:
Jessie Macdonald, 8 Park Ave, Dundee
- Father:
Francis Macdonald, 8 Park Ave, Dundee
- Siblings:
Francis & James
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Angus Urquhart Macdonald
Angus had two brothers who served during the Great War, they were, Cpl Francis Macdonald 472327, Canadian Army Service Corps, who returned home safely, and Pte James Campbell Macdonald, S/32096, 6th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders, who died of wounds, 24.08.1918.
Angus homesteaded (farmed) SW33 – 34 – 14 – W2 southeast of Paswegin but was working at Wakaw when he enlisted.
For more information on Angus, visit Angus’s Memorial and Angus’s Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register
There are several references to Angus in the local Dundee Newspapers available in Dundee Central Library.
Advertiser 05/09/1918 page 3. Courier 05/09/1918 page 3, and Peoples Journal 07/09/1918 page 6.
Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson
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