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Private WILLIAM DAVID McDONALD

Service Number: 1260
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Lancashire Fusiliers

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 09 November 1918

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MILE END (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Belinda McDonald, of Woolwich, London. Served in India. Twice wounded at Gallipoli, was one of the few survivors of his Battalion (to which three V.C.'s were awarded, the recipients being decided upon by the men themselves).
  • Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
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