Macdonald Charles 2/Lt

SKR/DAT/IP/21492

Macdonald Charles 2/Lt

2000-2024

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Surname: Macdonald;

Forename(s): Charles;

Initials: C;

Rank: 2/Lt;

Born in: Aberdeen;

Previous Number: 2090;

Previous Battalion: 14 of;

Previous Regiment: London Regt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: Right Wing Coy;

How killed: D;

Where: UK;

When killed: 28-Nov-1918;

Other Data: born 10/6/1897 at 26 King St, Aberdeen. Occ: Dentist. Father Donald George Gordon Macdonald (MD). Mother: May Macdonald (nee Kennedy) died of pneumonia at Grantham 28/11/1918
Prev Served as 2090 and 510180 14 London Regt. Disch to Commsn 31/7/1917
Served: Home 8/6/1914-15/9/1914. France 16/9/1914 - 18/7/1915, Home 19/7/1915 - 6/9/1916 France: 7/9/1916 - 8/10/1916, (gsw buttocks 5/10/1916) Home: 9/10/1916- 31/7/1917. Casualty Form: Emb Southampton 15/9/1914. 16/1/1915 1 FA - burn, 24/1/1915 rejoimed. 27/2/1915 2FA Scabies, 7/3/1915 rejoined 10/7/1915 dislocated shoulder 18/7/1915 to UK on HS St George Served Home Counties (Cinque Ports) Bde RFA 23/8/1913 -5/8/1914. City of Lond Regt 5/8/1914.
Att OC Sqn Cav Sch Netheravon 20/03/1916. Re-transf from 1 Cav Sch 26/6/1916. To TF Depot 1/2/1917 Posted 1/2/1917, A.Cpl 6/1/1917 2/OC Bn 7/4/1917
RGH Yeo from London Scottish to be 2/Lt. Letter "this cadet & Cdt T Bennett returned to ranks for absenting themselves w/o leave for 4 days. Commission cancelled 18/7/1916.
Medical Report 17/11/1918 Adm with temperature of 104. 20/11/1918 temp fell to 101. 22/11/1918 temp rose to 103.6 - pneumonia set in
23/11/1918 temp at 105, pulse 100. 24/11/1918 temp at 105 pulse 104. 25/11/1918 temp 104 - pulse 100. 26/11/1918 temp down to 99.6 - rising to 103
27/11/1918 temp 104.4 pulse 136 - great difficultu breathing - given atrophine & strychnine and oxygen
28/11/1918 did not rally and died 11.40pm - death attributed to military service in view of epidemic of influenze in camp.
Estate: of 90 Richmond Rd - value £193/15/9d;

Other Notes: MACDONALD, Second Lieutenant, CHARLES, 14th Bn. London Regt (London Scottish) attd. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). Died of pneumonia 28th November 1918. Age 21. Son of Dr. and Mrs. D. G. G. Macdonald, of 1, Northumberland Place, Bayswater, London. 72. 41240. Highgate Cemetery - London, United Kingdom.;

Related National Archives files: WO374/43864;

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