Name
John Cecil McDonald
Born
1896-06-04
Birth Place
Occupation
Newspaper Editor
Religion
Methodist
Died
1963
Death Place
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Highest Rank
Lieutenant
Conflict
Battalion
Company
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-06-03
Prev Exp
9 months with 32nd Regiment
Discharge Date
1919-07-27
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
Service Record 2
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
Visit the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre's Online Collections, through the link below, for more information related to this soldier.
Online Collections Link
Notes
During WWI, served with 160th, 25th Reserve Battalion, 4th Reserve Battalion, C.M.T.C., 2nd Canadian Engineers Reserve Battalion, and the 10th Battalion. He was struck off the strength on July 27, 1919 by reason of General Demobilization. Editor of "The Chesley Enterprise" with his father. Sold the paper in 1940.Sources & Links
- a) Chesley Centennial Committee. “Chesley … Past & Present 1880-1980.” Chesley: Chesley Centennial Committee, 1980. Print- b) "Community Enlistments, Second Great War" photo album, BCM&CC A2016.089.002
- Library & Archives Canada
- Find a Grave
News Clippings
The Chesley Enterprise, November 16, 1916
The Chesley Enterprise, March 8, 1917
The Chesley Enterprise, March 15, 1917
The Chesley Enterprise, June 28, 1917
The Chesley Enterprise, August 30, 1917
The Chesley Enterprise, December 12, 1918
The Chesley Enterprise, November 30, 1916
