Serjeant 46839 John E McDonald
Regiment/Unit: Royal Welsh Fusiliers - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 2656, S Lancs Regt.
Age at death: 38
Date of death: 1st of October 1917
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Stalybridge
Burial / Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial - Panel 63 to 65.
BMD details:
Marriage: 10/10/1914 John McDonald to Mary Jane MacDonald at Warrington Registry Office. The couple had one son Joseph Albert born 17/01/1916 and living at 55 Crescent Road, Duckinfield.
Family details:
Next-of-kin from service record. Mrs M.J. McDonald (wife), 19 Shipley Street, Stalybridge. Mrs Ann McDonald (mother), Aigburth Road, Liverpool.
Census details:
1881 - 1 year old John is living at 8 & 10 Liverpool Road, St Helens with parents Michael F. (41), Ann (39) and four siblings: James (14), Hannah (11), Ellen (9), Joseph (6). 1891 - 11 years old schoolboy John E is living at 19 George Street, St Helens with parents Michael F (50), Ann (49) and five siblings: Hannah (21), Ellen (19), Joseph (16), Benedict (8), Austin (6). Also at the address is Michael's mother-in-law Hannah Oakes (79). 1901 - Not found. 1911 - Sees 32 years old 'Canvasser' John boarding at 47 Wellith Lane, Rochdale with the Autcliffe family.
Notes:
Age taken from service records.
Age taken from service records.
[pic]imgs/sppics/Sgt_J_McDonald_RWF.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Serjeant John McDonald on the Tyne Cot Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
