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Cpl. Gladwin James McDONNELL

Male 1899 - 1918  (19 years)


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  • Name Gladwin James McDONNELL 
    Prefix Cpl. 
    Born 14 May 1899  Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Aug 1918  Somme, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I21709  bmds
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2020 

    Father Francis Eldridge McDONNELL,   b. 25 Nov 1859, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1936, Lower Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Edith Elizabeth BRANNEN,   b. 20 Nov 1867, Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1939, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F8388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 May 1899 - Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Aug 1918 - Somme, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Internet.
      “Died ov Wounds.”
      While advancing with his company toward enemy positions near Rosieres on August 9, 1918, he was hit by a machine gun bullet. He was given first aid and then taken to a dressing station, from there evacuated to #48 Casualty Clearing Station where he died four days later.

    2. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 56559214.
      Inscription: Corporal, Canadian Machine Gun Corps. Age: 19.