Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
James Donald
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: S/13289
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
- Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion
- Place of Death: Belgium
- Age at Death: 18
- Date of Death: 31.03.1916
- Burial Country: Belgium
- Cemetery: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 38
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Aberlour, Banffshire
- Address: 30 Pitfour Street, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Jane Donald, 30 Pitfour St, Dundee
- Father:
James Donald, 30 Pitfour St, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about James Donald
James has no known grave but is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial.
James Donald S/13289 Gordon Highlanders
Private James Donald, Gordon Highlanders, 30 Pitfour Street, Dundee, missing since battle of Loos, 25th September 1915.
Dundee People’s Journal 1st July 1916
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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