Basic Details
Surname
Macdonald
Forenames
Malcolm
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
MacDonald arrived in France in the summer of 1915; Roll of Honour (part IV by G Ross), states he took part in the 'main battles' of 1915/16. MacDonald fought at the battle of Arras in the spring of 1917. It was during an attack to capture German trenches on Frenzenburg Ridge on 24th August 1917 that he was KIA. MacDonald has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot memorial in Belgium.
Note: Malcolm was a brother of Lance Corporal Angus MacDonald who was killed on 17th May 1916.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
British Army
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
9th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Private
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Princess Louise`s (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belguim
Town of death
Ypres
Country of burial
no known grave
Year of death
1917
Month of death
August
Day of death
24
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action