Ian Bruce Francis Macdonald (1903 - 1944)

Born 14 Jan 1903 in Alexandria, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 30 May 1944 at age 41 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England (WW II)

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Biography

Burial: 1944 in Canadian Military Cem., Brookwood, London, Eng1

Cause Of Death: Brain Tumor

Education: Loyola College

General: Fine penmanship. Examples of his penmanship are still to be seen at Registry office.

Medical Condition: Died overseas in England during 2nd World War Military Service: Bruce was offered a commission but preferred to enlist as a private in the ranks. He had won promotions to Corporal and Sergeant while training in England before he was returned to Canada in January 1943 because of his age.

Military Service: 16 Feb 1923 ; The Signalling Section of the 154th Stormont-Glengarry has begun a two-monh course under Lt. Donald R. McDougall, signalling officer. The members are ... Bruce Macdonald.. They will be trained in flags, field telephone, lamp and the heliograph

Military Service: 1943 ; Stationed at training centre in Cornwall.3

Military Service: 12 Feb 1943 ; Sgt. Bruce Macdonald of the SD&G Highlanders, who recently returned from overseas, reported for duty at District Depot, Ottawa

Military Service: Aug 1943 ; Ordered overseas with the 5th Canadian Re-inforcement Unit. At the time of his final illness, in May 1944 he was serving with the Medical Corps.

Military Service: 01 Oct 1943 ; Recent arrivals overseas with new troop movements include .. Bruce Macdonald7

Military Service: 12 May 1944 ; Sgt. Bruce Macdonald is seriously ill in hospital in England.

Obituary: Sgt. Bruce Macdonald, son of Col. A. G. F. Macdonald, Alexandria, died in hospital in England, May 30 81 Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for ian bruce francis macdonald. http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=36270488757&indiv=try.

2 The Glengarry News, Auld Lang Syne.

3 Eugene Macdonald, Some of the Sandfields.

4 The Glengarry News, Auld Lang Syne, publ May 15, 2002.

5 The Glengarry News, Auld Lang Syne, publ. 30 Mar 2005.

6 The Glengarry News, Auld Lang Syne, publ Feb. 12, 2003.

7 The Glengarry News, Auld Lang Syne, pub. Sept. 23, 1993.

8 The Glengarry News, Auld Lang Syne, June 9, 2004.

Inscription: Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Note: C/54293 Burial: Brookwood Military Cemetery Brookwood Woking Borough Surrey, England Plot: 49.F. L. Maintained by: IWPP Custodial Account Originally Created by: International Wargraves ... Record added: Jan 24, 2007 Find A Grave: Memorial #17664907

Records

Record of birth:

• Name Ian Bruce Francis Macdonald
• Gender Male
• Birth Date 14 Jan 1903
• Birthplace Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada
• Father's Name A. George F. Macdonald
• Mother's Name Eugenie Hubert

GRO Record of Death:

• Name: MACDONALD, IAN BRUCE
• Age at Death (in years): 41
• GRO Reference: 1944 J Quarter in WATFORD Volume 03A Page 1256

Record of death:

• Name Bruce Ian Macdonald
• Event Type Death
• Event Date 30 May 1944
• Event Place World War Ii, England
• Gender Male
• Age 31
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1913
• Father's Name A. G. F., Colonel Macdonald

Sandfield Macdonald Tomb

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Sources

• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLK5-PLM : accessed 6 April 2016), Eugenie Hubert in entry for Ian Bruce Francis Macdonald, 14 Jan 1903; citing Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada, 14 Jan 1903, reference item 4p 312-313 r 041205; FHL microfilm 2,148,639.

• "Ontario Births, 1869-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMXW-QLD : accessed 6 April 2016), Eugenie Hubert in entry for Ian Bruce Francis Macdonald, 14 Jan 1903; citing Birth, Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,148,639.

• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF8Y-RB8 : accessed 7 April 2016), Bruce Ian Macdonald, 30 May 1944; citing World War Ii, England, item 1 cn 703861, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,462.

• Sandfield Macdonald Tomb from www.rootsweb.ancestry.com