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Name:
Robert McDonnell
Regimental Number:
830475
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Battalion:
44th Battalion
Date of Birth:
July 6, 1894
Place of Birth:
Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia
Date of Enlistment:
January 8, 1916
Place of Enlistment:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Address at Enlistment:
589 Flett St., Winnipeg, Manitoba
Age at Enlistment:
21
Height: 5 Feet 7 Inches
Complexion: Dark
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Marital Status:
Single
Trade:
Clerk
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Next of Kin:
John McDonnell (Father) 589 Flett St., Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date of Death:
October 26, 1917
Age at Death:
23
Cemetery:
Buttes New British Cemetery, Belgium
Grave Reference:
III. C. 15.
Commemorated on Page 281 of the First World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on June 20 and June 2
Not Commemorated on the Yarmouth War Memorial
Robert McDonnell was born in Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia on July 6. 1894, the son of John and Agnes
E. McDonnell. In 1916 the family was living in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Robert enlisted with the 144th Overseas Battalion, C.E.F. of
Winnipeg on January 8, 1916. He embarked Canada at Halifax on
September 18, 1916 and disembarked in Liverpool, England on
September 25, 1916. On January 1, 1917 he was transferred to the
18th Reserve Battalion and on February 26, 1917 drafted to the
44th Battalion. He arrived in France on March 22, 1917 and joined
the unit in the field on April 20, 1917.
On August 23, 1917 he was reported missing after action but later
reported safe with the unit. He was appointed Lance Corporal on
September 1, 1917.
Lance Corporal Robert McDonnell was killed in action on October
26, 1917 during an attack south of Passchendaele.
Robert McDonnell