Corporal Roderick Herbert ’Rod’ McDonald
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McDonald,
Roderick Herbert ’Rod’
Date of birth: 1870-01-18
Place of birth: Sydney Mines Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Mary McDonald, wife. New Aberdeen, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Morroco Dresser
Religion: Presbyterian
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 501221
Highest Rank:
Corporal
Rank detail
- Corporal (Army). 1915-12-01 ?
- Sapper (Army). 1915-11-05 to 1915-12-01
- Private, Royal Canadian Regiment (Army). 1915-09-27 to 1915-11-05
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Battle wounded/killed: Shell shock April 24, 1916 at Armentieres
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
153273
Service file: B6760-S040
Uploader's Notes:
AKA MacDonald. Son of Neil McDonald and Mary McDonald (nee Morrison); husband of Mary Ann McDonald (nee McLellan) married September 21, 1893
Date of Birth declared on Attestation papers was January 18, 1873 but birth record confirms the correct Date of Birth was January 18, 1870
Attested September 27, 1915 in the Royal Canadian Regiment (Service No. 478593) and transferred November 5, 1915 to the No. 1 Tunnelling Company (Service No. 501221), and served with the latter until his discharge October 15, 1917 as Medically Unfit
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry Royal Canadian Regiment Service No. 478593 Sapper Army Canadian Engineers No. 1 Tunnelling Company Service No. 501221 Corporal Army Canadian Engineers No. 1 Tunnelling Company Service No. 501221 ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2007-02-26
Last modified: 2021-06-28